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A pioneer of the New Wave, progressive cinema in India, Saeed Akhtar Mirza is known for his passion for simplicity, authenticity and verisimilitude. His debut novel, Ammi: Letter to a Democratic Mother, gives a deeply lyrical, personal and polemical account of growing up in an India that is transforming itself. Making everyday events tell a complex story, Mirza’s narrative interweaves memories of his mother with the living political creed she believed in — the egalitarian ethos of a democratic faith coupled with a deep inquiring faith in religion. This evening, Starmark, in association with Westland Books, will release the book. A tale that enmeshes love, personal memories and history with a critique on war, it promises to provide the reader an exotic bouquet of experiences.
Event: Release of Saeed Mirza’s Ammi: Letter to a Democratic Mother When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Starmark Bookstore, South City Mall
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art
Till February 15 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32A Judges Court Road, #24792004; 1 pm - 8 pm: Fragments of Life, an exhibition of paintings by Munindra Rajbongshi, Debasish Ghosh, Biswanath Roy, Biswajit Saha and Rupa Rajbongshi.
Till February 15 at Gallery with Difference, 152 S.P. Mukherjee Road, #24646927; 3 pm - 8 pm: On Paper — Paper works by 13 artists.
Till February 16 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence. An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.
Till February 16 at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; #30523243; 3 pm - 7 pm: Figure in the Mind, the art works of Aloke Sardar, Chayan Roy, Habibur Rahman, Prabhat Basu, Sandhyakar Kayal, Tapan Bhattacharyya and Tarun Ghosh.
Till February 17 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Verandah presents Continuity...amidst change, an exhibition of Indian art through the generations. Participating artists include Paritosh Sen, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Shuvaprasanna, Chandidas Bhattacharya, Swapan Palley, Shipra Bhattacharya, Ashoke Mullick, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Somenath Maity, Partha Bhattacharya, Shyamal Mukherjee, Asit Sarkar, Arpita Basu, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Sumon Roy, Sachin Jaltare, Sanatan Dinda, Kanchanmala Ghosh, Tapas Sardar, Subhendu Porel, Avijit Dutta, Saumya Bandyopadhyay, Priyanka Lahiri and Arunima Sanyal.
Till February 17 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor AC gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Samaya, a group of contemporary artists, hosts their third group exhibition of works.
Till February 20 at Ganges Art Gallery; 11 am - 7 pm: Retour en Inde (Return to India), a solo show of Paris-based artist Shahabuddin Ahmed.
Till February 26 (except Sundays) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Nature Symphonique — an exhibition of paintings by Anju Chaudhuri.
Till February 27 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road, #32584832; 11 am - 7 pm: Nishshabda — paintings by Siraj Saxena.
Till February 29 (except Sundays) at Mon Art Gallery, 6 Picasso Bithi (Hungerford Street), Regency 3rd floor; #22895438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: In Search of the Abyss, a solo painting exhibition by Monoj Kachangal.
Till February 29 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Realism and Surrealism — an exhibition of the works by Tapas Sardar, Sanatan Dinda, Sukanta Das, Kartick Chandra Pyne, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Atin Basak, Sibsaday, Bratin Khan and others.
PERFORMING ARTS
February 14 at Kala Mandir (B); 6 pm: The concluding day of Classic’s festival of classical music and dance features Rini Mukherjee (bhajan), Harish Gangani (Kathak dance), Rajeeb Chakrabarty (sarod) and Shyamal Lahiri (vocal).
February 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: In aid of Child Care Home, Komal Gandhar presents an evening of classical music featuring Esha Bandyopadhyay (vocal) with Ashok Mukhopadhyay (tabla) and Sanatan Goswami (harmonium), and Partha Basu (sitar) with Ustad Sabir Khan (tabla).
February 14 at St John’s Church; 7 pm: The Kolkata Consort’s inaugural concert includes works from the English choral tradition as well as a mixed bag from the world of secular music, including a little opera. Participants: Neil McGregor-Woodhams (bass baritone), The Reverend J.G. Stevens OBE (bass), Sudeep Pande (tenor), Dr Mohan Sundararaj (piano), Malsawm Dawngzuala (trumpet) and The calcutta Chamber Orchestra Quartet.
February 14 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake: Folk dances of Meghalaya and Sikkim at 5.30 pm; Haridas Sangeet Samaroh, an evening of classical music, at 6 pm.
February 15 at Inox City Centre, DC Block I, Sector I, Salt Lake; 6 pm - 8 pm: Performance by Urban Reflections in Inox Unplugged.
February 15 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents a vocal recital by Subhra Guha, with Samar Saha (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium).
February 16 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Anirban Foundation presents Anirban Memorial Concert (the 14th annual concert of Indian classical music). Featuring Nishant Sharma (tabla solo) with Sanatan Goswami (harmonium), Ambarish Das (vocal) with Sanatan Goswami (harmonium) and Bibhas Sanghai (tabla), and Sugato Nag (sitar) with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla).
February 16 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, 1st floor; 7 pm: An evening of solo acts by Sohini Sengupta Halder and theatre thespian Rudraprasad Sengupta.
February 16 at Nicco Park; 7 pm onwards: Performance by Pakistani singer Atif Aslam. For details, contact: Amit- 9903324023, Rohit-9831635407
TALK
February 14 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Hossainur Rahman will speak in Bengali on Vivekanander Bharatcharcha.
February 14 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Debesh Pal will speak on Paramartha Prasanga.
February 14 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Mundaka Upanishad.
DRAMA
February 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Dulia (Story: Leela Mazumdar; Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta and Goutam Halder) and Nana Ranger Din (Drama: Anton Chekov/Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay; Direction: Rudraprasad Sengupta).
February 14 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Apsara Theater-er Mamla, based on Satyajit Ray’s story. Direction: Sabyasachi Chakraborty.
February 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest play, Kah. Direction: Bimal Chakraborty.
February 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Sansriti will stage its latest production, Sorjo-pora Chai. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay.
WORKSHOP
February 14 at Abhinav Bharati Balmandir, 11 Pretoria Street; 11 am - 2 pm: Welingkar Institute hosts a GD-PI workshop for MBA applicants. The workshop will help students increase their confidence level while attending group discussion or personal interview. Speaker: Prof. Sameer Karkhanis. Details with Debnarayan Bagchi (9830277120).
EXHIBITION
Till February 15 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Earthy Myth’s winter show of handcrafted women’s wear including sarees and apparel.
February 14 - 16 at Senbati, 3A Mandeville Gardens; 10 am - 8 pm: Joyita’s Selection and Sparsh present an exhibition of hand-embroidered designer sarees, dress material, kurtis, mekhlas in silk, tussar, cotton and Lucknow chikan along with costume jewellery.
FESTIVAL
February 17 at Saastha Samooham, 42 Lake Avenue: Akhil Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham performs this year’s Mangala Puja with Ganapathi Homam (at 5 am), Puja - Archanai to Lord Dharma Saastha (at 5.30 pm) and devotional songs by G.A. Murthy (Acchu) and K. Raman at 6.15 pm.
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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