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More often than not, our lofty, utopian intentions are overridden by selfish, petty motives, and the journey to our idealistic goals remains unfulfilled. Chhotku narrates the story of its eponymous protagonist, whose ideological march towards a classless, egalitarian society had lost its track amidst the corrupt, lustful and depraved path of power. The play begins with Chhotku, now a middle-aged man, standing at the crossroads of life and reminiscing the days of his fiery youth. Besides being driven by emotional exuberance and the dream of a socialist world order, an intense, unbridled passion had also resulted in fatherhood, which he had failed to acknowledge. Repenting his grave mistake, he now wants to make amends to his forsaken daughter. He also realises the many compromises he has made along the way, in order to secure a position of prestige and honour in society. With bleeding heart and tearful eyes, he lodges a symbolic war against himself. Direction: Swapan Sengupta.
Event: Play in Bengali, Chhotku, produced by Natya Ranga
When: Today at 6.30 pm
Where: Girish Mancha
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art
Till October 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: First solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Subhendu Ghosh.
Till October 14 at 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Artists Circle presents Celebration for New Horizons, paintings by Sohini Dhar, Geeta Maity, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Partha Shaw, Partha Bhattacharya, Atin Basak and others.
Till October 15 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Solo art exhibition by M.M. Prasad.
Till October 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Solo exhibition of paintings by Niladri Shekhar Majumder.
Till October 15 at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block P, New Alipore; 4 pm - 8 pm: A retrospective show of graphic prints by Ramendranath Chakravorty.
October 13 - October 15 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: Layam, an exhibition of paintings by Vinitha Anand.
Till October 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 1st floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: Gen Next, the first anniversary show of Aakriti Art Gallery featuring paintings, sculptures and prints by young artists.
Till October 18 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Gallerie 52d hosts an art exhibition to celebrate 59 years of India’s freedom. Featuring works by post-colonial artists including Ramkinkar Baij, Jamini Roy, Biren Dey, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Suvaprasanna, Jogen Chowdhury and Paritosh Sen.
October 13 - November 4 (except Sundays) at CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm (Mondays, 3 pm - 7 pm): Printed works of Georg Baselitz.
Till October 21 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Symbolic Expression, Multiple Charade, recent works of Ashok Bhowmik.
Till November 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, an exhibition showcasing Indian art and sculpture.
drama
October 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6 pm: Nandikar presents its latest productions, Ashapurna Devi’s Rater Kutum, Lila Majumder’s Natun Chhele Natabar (dir: Goutam Halder) and Lila Majumder’s Pakhi (dir: Swatilekha Sengupta).
October 12 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Taki Natyam presents Abasya Kartan. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.
October 12 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Bisarga will stage two one-act plays, Platform and Bodh. Direction: Nripen Banerjee.
October 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Students of Nehru Children’s Museum will stage Jadiyo Sandhya. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.
October 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Swapnasuchana presents Hemlat — The Prince of Garanhata. Drama, direction and acting: Bratya Basu.
October 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Blank Verse presents Upendra Kishore Roychowdhury’s Furrut, a theatre for children. Design and direction: Raja Bhattacharya.
October 13 at Padatik Buildwell Theatre; 6.30 pm: Tritiyo Sutra Performance Company stages Kangal Malsat. Dir: Suman Mukhopadhyay.
October 14 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Jasimuddin’s Sojon Badiyar Ghat. Direction: Goutam Halder.
October 14 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik presents Pratham Paath. Written and directed by Romaprasad Banik.
October 14 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Waarish. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay.
October 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Theatron presents Shey. Direction: Saswati Biswas.
anniversary
October 12 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.45 pm: To commemorate Kanika Bandyopadhyay’s 82nd birth anniversary, Mitali, India-Bangladesh Sanskriti Samsad presents Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair. Also, felicitation to renowned folk singer Amar Pal.
performing arts
October 14 at Tollygunge Club, Far Pavilion; 7.15 pm: Electric Experience, an evening of new-age music featuring Pulak Sarkar and Trikaya, with special contribution by percussionist Bikram Ghosh.
October 15 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: Shinjan Nrityalaya presents Nrityanjali, a programme of dance featuring duet by Atreyi Majumdar and Kaberi Sen, Rangaprabesh by Nibedita Daw and group dances. Direction: Aloka Kanungo.
October 15 at Tarun Smriti Sadan, Birati; 5 pm: Sanchari Kala Kendra presents Kathak recitals by Soma Ghosh and her troupe.
talk
October 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita.
October 12 at Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi Sabhagriha; 6.30 pm: Prof Amitava Roy will deliver the Papiya Chakraborty Memorial Lecture on English Theatre and Calcutta. Also, Pijush Ganguly will read excerpts from plays.
EXHIBITION
Till October 15 at Ananya, 2 Bishop Lefroy Road, 2nd floor; 10 am - 2 pm: An exhibition of diamond jewellery, designer sarees, salwar suits and tunics.
Till October 20 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents Deepavali, featuring sarees and unstitched salwar-kurta sets in traditional designs and weaves, costume jewellery and candles.
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