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Based on a novel by Syed Mustafa Siraj, Manus Bhoot is a comedy that contends with common human vices like dishonesty, hypocrisy and greed for wealth. After cremating and performing the funeral rites of Batakesto, his family members are naturally startled when he suddenly appears before them in person. When Nibaran, a creditor, sees Batakesto when he comes to the house to recover his dues, he thinks he has seen a ghost. He is so frightened that he loses consciousness. Upon seeing this, Batakesto begins to pretend that he is a real ghost and tries to scare the wicked village-chief and his henchmen into returning him his wrongfully forfeited property and assets. Terrified, these men call in an exorcist to drive away the ‘spirit’ of Batakesto. Obviously, the exorcist fails to do his job. Finally, the village-chief is forced to return Batakesto’s wealth and possessions to him, after which Batakesto mysteriously disappears from the village. Direction: Samir Biswas.
Event: Play in Bengali, Manus Bhoot, produced by Mangolik
When: Today at 6 pm
Where: Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake
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art
Till November 29 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 1st floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Partha Pratim Deb.
Till November 30 at Angan Art Gallery, 11 Fern Place; 3 pm - 8 pm: Terracotta sculptures by Ram Kumar Manna.
Till November 30 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, 3rd floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Works by 35 well-known artists.
Till November 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Form & Sound — Beena Pradhan’s works in acrylic and pen-and-ink drawings.
Till November 30 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by members of Bengal Artist Society, Calcutta.
Till December 2 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm; Monday (3 pm - 7 pm): Concepts & Ideas 2006 — works by Subodh Gupta, Jitish Kallat, Mona Rai, Mohan Shingane and Yusuf.
Till December 2 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery; 1 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition by master painters of Bengal.
Till December 3 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Nature, Oh My Nature, paintings and drawings by Suktisubhra Pradhan.
Till December 3 at Samokal Art Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Predicament of Man, paintings in memory of Somnath Hore by 22 contemporary artists.
Till December 3 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Germination, paintings and sculptures by upcoming artists.
drama
November 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Drishyapat presents Aguner Barnamala. Dir: Anirban Bhattacharya.
November 29 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sanglap Kolkata presents Astorag. Dir: Kuntal Mukhopadhyay.
November 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Chalo Patal Tuli. Dir: Arindam Ganguly.
December 1 at Madhusudan Mancha & December 3 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak’s latest production, Dildaar. Dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
December 1 - 3 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Sanskriti Sagar presents Pierrot’s Troupe’s presentations: Big B (English comedy) on Dec. 1; K.L. Saigal (Hindi musical) on Dec. 2; and Ghalib in New Delhi (Hindi comedy) on Dec. 3. Script and direction: Dr M. Sayeed Alam and Niti Sayeed.
performing arts
November 29 at 3/1/1A Nakuleshwar Bhattacharjee Lane; 6.15 pm: Vocal recital presented by Aiswarya Sankar, as part of Guruvayoor Ekadasi celebrations hosted by Sree Guruvayurappan Samajam.
November 29 at Calcutta School of Music, 6B Sunny Park; 6.30 pm: The Marriage of Figaro will be presented by Thiri PoSaw for the Musical Theatre Club.
November 30 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC presents Rasalila — a Manipuri dance ballet by Dr Sruti Bandyopadhyay and Sruti Performing Troupe. Conducted by Guru K. Jatindra Singh.
talk
November 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tattwasarananda will discourse on Mundakapanishad.
November 29 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will discourse on The Life and Teachings of Swami Premananda.
November 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Prabhananda will speak in English on Chhandogya Upanishad.
November 29 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
CAMPAIGN
Till December 10: Swayam, DRIK India and IAWRT host The International Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls through mass awareness programmes. Today at Gorky Sadan; 6 pm - 8 pm: Inauguration of Women Struggle, Women Resist, a photography exhibition.
film show
Till November 30 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Constantly In Motion, 33 film and video works on current trends in experimental film and video in Germany (1994 - 2004).
FESTIVAL
Till December 15: Virasat 2006, SPICMACAY’s on-going festival features (today) animal masked dance (folk) at Abhinav Bharati High School (10.30 am - 12 noon) and at B.D. Memorial Institute (2 pm - 3.30 pm).
November 29 - December 1 at Sankara Hall, 93 Southern Avenue; 6.30 pm: Guruvayur Ekadasi Celebrations 2006, organised by Sree Guruvayurappan Bhajan Samity.
EXHIBITION
November 29 at 85B Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 7 pm: 85 Lansdowne presents Elizabeth’s Trunk by Shantanu Goenka, showcasing a diffusion line including jackets, tunics, aprons, sarees, stoles and accessories.
November 29 - December 5 at 105 Southern Avenue; 11 am - 6 pm: Suits, kurtis and saris in cotton and georgettes by Richa Kanoria.
Till November 30 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 8.30 pm: Winter Fest, silks for the winter by Soumya’s Creation.
workshop
December 2 & 3 at Birla Institute of Futuristic Studies, 17A Darga Road; 10 am - 6 pm: Workshop on technical analysis to be conducted by Rajat K. Bose and Kalpana Kabra. Registration by Nov. 30. Details at #2281-6879/2985 (1 pm - 7 pm).
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