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Reminding us of women?s
immense contribution in diverse spheres of life,
International Women?s Day is celebrated every
year with much fanfare across the city. This
year, too, it will be marked by a number of
programmes in recognition of their courage,
devotion and determination in reaching their
goals. Hosted by Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro
City, Swayam Siddha II (at Rotary Sadan;
3 pm) is an appreciation of the essence of womanhood,
where woman achievers of Bengal like Rita Bhimani,
Dona Ganguly, Sanchita Bhattacharya (who also
presents an Odissi recital), Manju Rathi and
others will be felicitated. Also featuring an
exhibition of collages on Womanhood by
Uma Siddhanta. Sangya hosts a special felicitation
ceremony (Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm) for Nabanita
Dev Sen, Gouri Ghosh, Taslima Nasreen, Indrani
Halder and Kaushiki Desikan, along with a programme
of recitation. Rotary Club of Calcutta Old City
holds a panel discussion, From Kitchen to
Khaki (Gyan Manch; 6.15 pm); panelists including
singer Lopamudra Mitra, social worker Suchetana
Bhattacharjee and actor Papiya Adhikary. Beyond
Dreams will also felicitate 10 ?Great Ladies
of Kolkata? (Birla Academy; 6 pm). An art camp
will be held at Municipal Park in protest against
women trafficking.
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Art
March 8 - 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sixth Sense, an exhibition of paintings by a group of young artists.
Till March 10 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Sarbari Roy Chowdhury and Saurav Roy Chowdhury.
Till March 10 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 8 pm: Open Eyes, paintings by Dipayan Ghosh.
Till March 11 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Graphics, drawings and paintings by Jogen Chowdhury.
Till March 11 at G.C. Laha Fine Arts Gallery; 1 pm - 7 pm: GOTI presents an exhibition of paintings by masters of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Till March 11 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre; 2 pm - 7 pm: A Daily Record, installations (including a video work: In Your Dreams) by Gisele Amantea.
Till March 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Prof. Partha Pratim Deb, Sujit Kr. Karan, Subrata Biswas, Arunabha Ghosh, Pulak Kr. Das, Bijoy Basak, Pappu Bardhan and Soumen Das.
Till March 11 at Spandan Art Gallery, 87 Park Street, 1st floor; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Bronze sculptures by Late Suren De and other contemporary sculptors, in a rare display that includes busts, animaleire studies and abstracts.
Till March 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Society of Working Artists presents its 52nd exhibition of paintings featuring the works of Subir Sen, Asesh Mazumder, Sankar Sinha Ray, Pranab Roy and Debarati Roy.
Till March 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Dive, an exhibition of paintings by Arun Bain.
Till March 15 (except Sundays and public holidays) at Gallery Kanishka?s, 2/1 Hindustan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Colour on Canvas, an exhibition of paintings by young artists of Calcutta.
Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrating the Human Form, showcasing Indian art and sculpture.
drama
March 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Berhampur Repertory Theatre presents Manusher Adhikare. Direction: Asit Basu.
March 8 at University Institute Hall; 4.30 pm: Choopkatha will stage Mrs. Soriano. Dir: Dolly Basu.
March 8 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aubekshan presents Nibaran O Hanuman. Direction: Manabendra Goswami.
March 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Ensemble presents Shirir Neeche. Dir: Sohag Sen.
March 9 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ekusher Aayna will stage its latest production, Just Is .... Direction: Biswajit Dev Roy.
March 10 at National Library Hall; 6.30 pm: Little Thespian presents its latest play, Bade Bhaisaheb. Dir: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
March 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Rangakarmee presents Rudali. Direction: Usha Ganguli.
March 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Doubarik presents A Parabasey. Direction: Sarbadaman Som.
March 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10 am: Pancham Vaidic presents Rajnaitik Hatya. Direction: Saoli Mitra.
PERFORMING ARTS
March 8 at Daksineswar Ramkrishna Sangha Adyapith, Behala; 7.30 pm: Devotional songs by Snigdha Mitra.
March 12 at ITC Sangeet Research Academy; 6 pm: On the occasion of Holi, ITC SRA presents Saras Vasante featuring Basant Ritu Ke Bandishen by ITC SRA scholars; Pakhawaj Ke Paramparik Rachnaye by Dr Raj Khushiram; and Malwa Ke Vasant Geet by Vasundhara Komkali and Kalapini Komkali.
talk
March 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Prabhananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
EXHIBITION
Till March 11 at Anusthan Bhavan, 132 Rashbehari Avenue: Sundari Silks Chennai presents an exhibition of silk and cotton sarees from some of the finest weavers of south India.
Till March 12 at 105 Southern Avenue; 11 am - 6 pm: Summer collection of designer suits, kurtis and sarees by Richa Kanoria.
Till March 12 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street: An exhibition of pasmina shawls, stoles, sarees and carpets.
Till March 15 at Poompahar, Dakshinapan Complex, Dhakuria: An exhibition of handicrafts and handloom products.
Photographs
Till March 8 at Gaganendra Pradarshasala; 4 pm - 8 pm: Bowline hosts a thematic still photographic exhibition, In Search of Nature?s Beauty, of Pradip Mahapatra.
Till March 9 at Gaganendra Pradarshasala: India & Bhutan ? Along the Friendship Trail, a photo exhibition presented by Royal Bhutanese Embassy, New Delhi and ministry of external affairs.
Till March 9 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs by Mantu Ray.
seminar
March 8 at St. Xavier?s College, Gokhale Memorial Girls? School and South City College; 11 am: Aahana presents a seminar and discussion along with quiz on Subrata Sen?s film Bibar. Panelists: Subrata Sen, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Tannistha Chatterjee and others.
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;
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