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A student of Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, during the years preceding Independence, Bhutnath Pal received his tutelage in the fine arts under the guidance of legendary personalities like Nandalal Bose, Abanindranath Tagore, Binode Behari Mukhopadhyay and Ramkinkar Baij, among others. Reflecting the influence of the Bengal school in his earlier works, his paintings over the last five decades have borne the impression of his own creative experiments. Having evolved a distinctive style, Pal?s paintings are pure expressions of his love for nature. An element of realism pervades his scenes of the verdant Bengal countryside, investing them with familiarity, yet retaining the aura of ideal beauty. Landscapes of Birbhum and its folk art and culture, always a predominant subject with Pal, can be viewed at their best at the ongoing exhibition of his works.
Event: Paintings by Bhutnath Pal
When: Till December 10, 3 pm - 8 pm
Where: Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery
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Till December 8 (except Monday) at Anant Art Gallery, 18A Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: The Restless Line ? recent works by Anwar.
Till December 11 at Society of Contemporary Arts, 398 Jogendra Garden (South); 4 pm - 8 pm: Water colours by Baren Basu.
Till December 17 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88; 3 pm - 7 pm: In Search of Sublimity ? recent works of Prabhakar Kolte.
Till December 20 (except Mondays) at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: Nagna Upashana ? exhibition of paintings with poems by Samir Aich and Subodh Sarkar.
December 6 - 11 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Flight of the Phoenix, an exhibition of paintings by Shukla Chowdhury.
December 7 - January 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Pageant of Life ? an exhibition of Indian art and sculpture by renowned artists.
December 7 - 21 (Sundays by appointment only) at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square; 2 pm - 7 pm: A Passion for the Pencil, a solo exhibition by Mrinal Mandal. Inauguration by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay on December 7 at 6.30 pm.
December 8 - 15 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Open Window presents an exhibition of the works of Amitava Dhar, Dipali Bhattacharjee, Hiran Mitra, Janak Jhankar Narzary, K. Muralidharan, Pradip Rakshit, Samir Aich, Sudeshna Halder, Sunil Dey and Tapas Konar.
PERFORMING ARTS
December 5 at Swabhumi; 6 pm: An evening of creative dance presented by Bandish.
December 6 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Lok Nritya, a programme featuring Tippani folk dances of Gujarat, and Vandemataram, a programme of songs based on Indian classical music.
December 7 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: An evening of Hindustani classical music and dance, to be presented by Tarani in collaboration with EZCC.
December 8 at Srijan rooftop, 176 Sarat Bose Road; 6 pm: Srijan?s listeners? forum pays its tribute to Nikhil Banerjee with a presentation of his life and music by sarod player Anindya Banerjee, with an introduction by Nikhilji?s disciple Partha Chatterjee.
December 9 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Spandan and Sanskriti Sagar present Sri Aurobindo?s Savitri, a dance-drama by Renu Ray and choreographed by Dr Alokananda Nath.
TALK
December 5 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita.
December 5 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19A & B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Swami Abhedananda O Bharatia Sanskriti.
DRAMA
Till December 8; 6.30 pm daily: Panchali presents a multi-lingual national theatre festival. Today: Charandas Chor by Naya Theatre at Rabindra Sadan; Raja by Blind Opera at Girish Mancha; Nine Hills One Valley by Chorus Repertory at Purbasree, Salt Lake; and Sidhartha by Abhinaya at Madhusudan Mancha.
December 5 - 14 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan Natyamela 2005 features Atmadah by Sanshaptak, New Delhi, today.
December 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatre Workshop presents Andha Juger Manush. Direction: Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
December 7 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Meghnadbadh Kabya. Direction and acting: Goutam Halder.
December 7 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: ACT presents Ki Nilay Faou?. Direction: Subho Gupta Bhaya.
December 9 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents an Edward Albee play, The Zoo Story (in English), directed by Tanushree Das.
December 10 at Padatik Little Theatre; 7 pm: Padatik and Rikh present Ho Sakta Hai Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan, a new play in Hindi written and directed by Vinay Sharma.
December 11 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 6.30 pm: Padatik presents its new play, Ballavpur Ki Roopkatha, written by Badal Sircar and directed by Pradip Roy.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till December 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, West & North galleries; 3 pm - 8 pm: Third Eye presents its 7th Photo Festival 2005 (Phase I) comprising 30 in. by 40 in. colour photos.
FESTIVAL
Till December 12 at Sankara Hall, 93 Southern Avenue: Sree Guruvayurappan Bhajan Samity hosts Guruvayur Ekadasi Celebrations with Bhagavatha Parayanam and Mahatmya Pravachanam by Brahmashri A. Lakshmipathy Deekshithar. Parayanam (7.30 am - 1 pm); Pravachanam (4.30 pm - 8 pm).
WORKSHOP
Till December 8 at State Music Academy: Nritta Nattuvangam Workshop (aesthetics & mathematics of rhythm in Bharata Natyam) conducted by Prakriti Bhaskar, senior disciple of Kalaimamani T.S. Kadhirvelu Pillai.
December 7 & 8 at 25 Ballygunge Park; 2 pm - 4 pm: Workshop on stylised drapes. Details at #9830116508, 22477921.
December 8 & 9 at MACE, top floor, 78 Syed Amir Ali Avenue; 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm: The Spirit of Enterprise, a workshop on entrepreneurship to be conducted by Prof. Anjan Raichaudhuri of IIM Calcutta. Details at 22875326 Ext 245.
December 10 & 11 at P-16 Gariahat Road; 4 pm onwards: A workshop on counter-violence tactics and self defense specially designed for ladies and children. To be conducted by Dhiman and Tania Hui (ex-hon) police instructors and famed unarmed combat experts (Kyokushin). For registration details, call #9830418407.
FILM SHOW
December 5 - 7 at Max Mueller Bhavan Auditorium; 5 pm: Hybrid Forms: New Trends in Documentary Films. December 5: Vacancy; Buenos Aires, My History/Images of the Absence; The Last Documentary Film. December 6: Hans Warns, My 20th Century; The Housewife?s Flower. December 7: Master Game; Vagabonding Images; Divine Obsession.
EXHIBITIon
Till December 7 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, Alipore, #2479-0549/ 4371; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Exclusively designed tussar sarees in weaves, prints and textures using winter hues by Sujata Sarawgi.
December 5 - 14 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street: Exhibition of award-winning designer?s silk, crepe, georgette hand embroidered saris, Pasmina shawls, stoles, etc. from Tripura and Kashmir.
All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to:
Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001;
Fax: 2234-8244
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