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Ground-breaking and startling in its impact, the theory of evolution propounded by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) has had a currency in the field of Systems Biology ever since its appearance. Darwin’s thesis is composed of three sub-theories: one of genetic variation and inheritance, one of natural selection and one of facilitated variation in the phenotype of a species. On the occasion of Acharya Jagadis Chandra Bose Triennial Gold Medal Lecture, Marc W. Kirschner, Professor of Systems Biology at the Harvard Medical School, shall deliver a talk on the Role of Facilitated Variation in Evolution. Until recently, little has been known about the theory of phenotypic variation. In the light of new information, it is seen how the properties of conserved cellular processes are seen to possess molecular features that increase the rate of evolutionary change as compared to genetic change. One of these processes concerns the way signals of low information content can easily elicit complex but largely pre-programmed responses, often producing major changes. Another acts within normal development to facilitate the acquisition of novel phenotypes through random exploration; these are particularly evident in the evolution of the nervous and vascular systems. Furthermore, stabilisation of physiological states is an especially important source of evolutionary novelty. Finally, Kirschner shall discuss the conditions under which facilitated variation itself can evolve.
Event: Lecture on The Role of Facilitated Variation in Evolution by Marc W. Kirschner When: Today at 3.30 pm Where: Bose Institute, Main Campus Lecture Hall, 93/1 APC Road
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art
Till January 7 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Chitrakoot presents Silk Route, an exhibition of graphic prints by Reyhani.
January 7 - 13 at Taj Bengal: An exhibition of paintings by Anindya Mukherjee.
Till January 7 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Picasso Bithi (Hungerford Street), Regency, 3rd floor, #22895438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of watercolours by Badri Narayan.
Till January 14 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent paintings by Kishore Chatterjee.
Till January 16 (except Sunday) at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: A Figurative Show featuring the art works of Bijon Choudhary, Manoj Mitra, Gopal Sanyal, Sukanta Das, Dewashis Das, Subrata Das, Subrata Pal, Timir Brahma and Subhro Banerjee.
Till January 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Pageant of Life, showcasing Indian art and sculpture by eminent artists. Participants: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Pal, Bratin Khan, Kartick Pyne, Aditya Basak, Sanatan Dinda, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday, Tapas Sarkar, Beena Pradhan and Atin Basak.
Till January 19 (except Sundays) at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artwork and hologram by young artists of Chicago.
Till January 25 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #22902274; 11 am - 7 pm: Citing the City — an exhibition of recent works by Sudhir Patwardhan.
DRAMA
January 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nehru Children’s Museum presents Anubhav, performed by its students. Direction: Rama Prasad Banik.
January 10 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Kachher Manush. Drama: Dr Sirish Atwalay. Translated into Bengali by Kamal Sanyal and Bijoylakshmi Barman. Direction: Gautam Haldar.
January 13 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sohan presents Helmet, directed by Anish Ghosh.
January 13 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Lok-Krishti present Krishna Gahwar. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu.
January 13 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sansriti presents its latest production, Sorjo-pora Chai along with a short play based on Mahasweta Devi’s Tetri Kahani. Dir: Debesh Chattopadhyay.
PERFORMING ARTS
January 7 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: The concluding evening of West Bengal State Music Academy’s classical music conference features Venkatesh Kumar (vocal), Basant Kabra (sarod) and Koushiki Chakraborty (vocal).
January 7 at Bangla Akademi Sabhaghar; 5.15 pm: Chakrateertha remembers Buddhadeva Bose with an evening of reading and recitation from his works. Featuring poetry-reading by Dipak Lahiri and Amal Kar; duet reading by mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and poet Chitra Lahiri; reading of selected protions from Anamni Angana by Bijoylakshmi Barman and Pratham Partha by Krishna Basu, Kingshuk Roychowdhury and Aparajita Pal; prose reading by Suparna Basu and Tarun Bandyopadhyay; and recitation by Sobhan Sundar Basu, Ranabir Dutta, Krishnapada Das, Susmita Das, Biplab Chakraborty, Shuktisree Saha, Anindita Sen and others.
January 9 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Spandan presents an evening of classical music featuring Indrajit Roychowdhury (sitar) and Iman Das (vocal).
January 10 at Bharatiyam, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: The Bauls and Blues — an evening of music organised by, and to be presented in collaboration with, Purna Das Baul.
January 11 at Sandré Hall, Calcutta School of Music; 6.30 pm: Keeping Score, the ground-breaking series by the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas, who shows the drama, pathos, elation and despair behind Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony.
January 11 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents a flute recital by Ronu Majumdar, accompanied by Abhijit Banerjee on the tabla.
January 11 at Bharatiyam, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Lok Rang, an evening of Gotipua folk dance of Orissa, Ghoomar folk dance of Haryana and Charkula folk dance of Uttar Pradesh.
TALK
January 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.45 pm: Swami Tyagarupananda will speak on Gitar Vani.
January 7 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44, Salt Lake; 6 pm: Ramkatha Paath by Gorachand Mukherjee.
January 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak in Bengali on Swamijir Patravali.
January 7 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Amalendu Chakraborty will speak in Bengali on Paschatye Swami Abhedananda.
PHOTOGRAPHS
January 7 - 9 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Celebration of Life, an exhibition of photographs by Bibek Guha. Inauguration today at 4 pm.
WORKSHOP
January 7 at Calcutta School of Music; 9.30 am - 1 pm: Well-known pianist Joseph Banowetz gives a Master Class for piano teachers and students.
January 10 at 6 pm; January 12 & 13, 4 pm onwards at Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi and Paschimbanga Natya Akademi, Tripti Mitra Auditorium: Rang Roop hosts a discussion-cum-workshop on Coordination of different art forms in contemporary theatre. Speakers include Shuvaprasanna, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Mohit Chattopadhyay, Suvendu Maity, Navendu Sen, Bibhash Chakraborty, Arun Mukhopadhyay and Ananda Lal.
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
January 12 at The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Vivekananda Hall; 9 am onwards: A music festival to mark the 145th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. At 9 am: Uday Bhawalkar (dhrupad), Shahid Parvez (sitar) and Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla solo). At 2 pm: Rajendra Gangani (Kathak dance) and Rashid Khan (vocal). At 6 pm: Dhruba Ghosh (sarangi) and Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute).
EXHIBITION
Till January 15 at Design, 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #24664315; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan’s annual exhibition of printed silks, tussars and south Indian sarees.
Till January 18 at 85 Lansdowne, 85-B Sarat Bose Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: A month-long exhibition of party wear by resident designers and exhibit by Priyadarshini Rao. Also, introducing Surili Goel, Mayank Modi and Nachiket Barve.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
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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