On “World Dance Day”, Punjabi University, Patiala honoured Indian Classical dancer Shruti Gupta for her contribution to the Indian Classical dance by giving extraordinary performance at “Baralacha Pass” at an altitude of 17,198 feet in subzero temperature.
Dr. Jaspal Singh, Vice-chancellor, Punjabi University, said he was proud of students like Shruti Gupta who worked hard, maintained the momentum and did extraordinary things by adding a new milestone and contributing to the Indian Classical Dance.
"She is the epitome of Indian Classical Dance, he said adding that the University needs such students who take their alma mater to the top of the world.
A power point presentation of Shruti's achievement was also shown on the occasion of World Dance Day and award ceremony.
She is MA in Instrumental Music from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and pursuing double
MA in Indian Classical Dance from Punjabi University, Patiala.
Recently she was awarded by Punjab Art Council, Punjab lalit Kala Akedemi, Indo-Tibet Boarder Police (ITBP) and Vijay Kumar Chopra.