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Set against the backdrop of Varanasi, Kashinama (written by Kashinath Singh) tells a poignant tale of conflict between fanaticism and culture. The ancient city, formerly known as Kashi, is a silent witness to the ageless, faceless tableaux of civilizations over centuries. The play takes the audience on a metaphorical journey of the city over the last few decades, exposing the crude reality of changes that took place behind the facade of socio-economic progress. Its protagonist is the temple city that has long suffered in the name of religion. It becomes the symbol of the country on one hand and epitomises the hypocrisy and dishonesty of religious ambassadors on the other. A telling exposure of the contemporary national scenario, the play ends with a disturbing question: Are the forces of globalisation and the spirit of ancient India, as propagated by its advocates, really opposed to each other? Or are they just two sides of the same coin? Design and direction: Usha Ganguli.
Event: Play in Bengali, Kashinama, by Rangakarmee
When: Today at 7 pm
Where: Madhusudan Mancha
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art
September 8 - September 17 at 7 Deodar Street; 11 am - 8 pm: Artspace India presents a Ceramic Show of works by Partha Dasgupta, Debajit Chakraborty, Tapas Konar, Tamal Bhattacharya, Pallab Das and others.
Till September 8 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor; 12 noon - 7 pm: Critical Imperatives — The Ethics of Identity, featuring works by 13 celebrated Indian painters.
Till September 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Gautam Basu and Probal Chandra Boral.
Till September 9 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Vivrta, paintings and sculptures by eminent artists.
Till September 9 at Gallerie 52D, 52D Hindustan Park: Traces, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures.
Till September 10 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sojourn, the recent works of Arindam Chakraborty.
Till September 10 at Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 AJC Bose Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by a group of talented young artists.
Till September 15 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Reba Hore.
Till September 17 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 1st floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: Folk in Modern, paintings by well-known artists.
Till September 20 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Tribute to Durga, paintings by various artists.
drama
September 8 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre; 7.30 pm: Stagecraft presents a one-act play, Stops Along The Way.
September 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Swapnasuchana presents Hemlat — The Prince of Garanhata. Drama, direction and acting: Bratya Basu.
September 9 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest production, Ramanimohan. Dir: Prakash Bhattacharya.
September 9 at Sarala Roy Memorial Hall; 6.30 pm: Total Theatre stages its latest production, Vyasa. Dir: Santanu Bandyopadhyay.
September 9 & 10 at Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 AJC Bose Road; 6.30 pm: Hindi play, Laxman Rekha. Dir: Ashok Churiwal.
September 10 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents its latest productions, Lila Majumder’s Natun Chhele Natabar (dir: Goutam Halder), Ashapurna Devi’s Rater Kutum (dir: Swatilekha Sengupta) and Lila Majumder’s Pakhi (dir: Swatilekha Sengupta).
September 11 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: The Performers’ Wing presents Sukumar Ray’s Laxmaner Shaktishel. Dir: Joyraj Bhattacharjee.
performing arts
September 8 at Sujata Sadan; 6 pm: Kalabhrit presents Gaanmala, an evening of songs. Dir: Anushila Basu.
September 8 at Kala Kunj; 6 pm: Ashwiner Aalo, Bengali songs by Jhumki and Sandip.
September 9 at Aikatan, EZCC, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Shree Nandana presents a cultural programme featuring Barshar Gaan by Dr Sujit Chakraborty and Jayati Chakraborty, Tagore’s Shravangatha Pala (dir: Dr Sujit Chakraborty) and audio-play by Jagannath Basu and Urmimala Basu.
September 9 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Consulate-General of Japan, Calcutta, Japan Foundation and The Calcutta School of Music present Japanese Traditional Music Today, featuring Ai Kajigano (koto), Hiromu Motonaga (shakuhachi), Naoyuki Manabe (sho) and Mita Nag (sitar).
September 9 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre; 6.30 pm: Padatik Dance Centre will present New Horizons in Kathak, a collage of experimental work.
September 10 at University Institute Hall; 5.30 pm: Event Green Melody presents Dhrupad Sandhya, featuring Itu Banerjee, Arun Bhattacharya, Sima Bandyopadhyay, Ruma Mukhopadhyay, Suparna Bhattacharya, Keya Bandyopadhyay, and dhrupad and Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair.
talk
September 8 at The Asiatic Society, Humanyun Kabir Hall; 4 pm: Dr Joy Gopal Ghosh will speak on The Earth: From its Beginning to Present Times.
September 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit.
conference
September 9 - September 12 at Salt Lake Stadium: The Seventh National Conference of Women’s Movements. Theme: Towards a Politics of Justice: Affirming Diversities, Resisting Divisiveness. Inauguration tomorrow at 2 pm.
exhibition
Till September 8 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Nimble Fingers presents Agomoni, traditional crafts of Bengal. Featuring hand-painted t-shirts and kurtas, batik printed sarees, designer salwar suits and jewellery made with semi-precious stones, dokra and terracotta.
Till September 9 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, 1st floor; 10 am - 7.30 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents Pooja — traditional weavers, printers, dyers and embroiderers of different states and their collection of textiles.
Till September 14 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents Pujo Special, a new range of saris and costume jewellery.
Till September 15 at Sampa’s Boutique, 42 Circus Avenue: Sampa Das hosts an exhibition of Assam silk saris and mekhala chaddars along with dokra artifacts.
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