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Sowing valuable seeds of tradition in a non-traditional world, Jyoti Bhatt is a photographer who has made it his life’s vocation to visually record our country’s rich but often neglected heritage through his lens. The ongoing exhibition of his photographs, taken between 1959 and 1994, exemplifies his contribution in this regard. A painter and print-maker in his own right, Bhatt records village customs, rituals, arts and traditions with great understanding and aesthetic sensibility. For him, his work is a labour of love. Using carefully selected resources, he has portrayed a picture of both urban and rural India with discernment, insight and objectivity.
Event: An exhibition of photographs by Jyoti Bhatt When: Till March 30; 4 pm - 8 pm Where: Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block P, New Alipore
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art
Till March 26 at Imam Reza Art Bazar, 23 Dent Mission Road, #2459 5247; 4 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of paintings by well-known artists.
Till March 26 at Metropolitan Art Salon, Suite 18, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, #22289719; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and sculptures by Amit Manna, Ankan Chakraborty, Poushali Chattopadhyay, Tanushree Ghosh, Tuhin Kundu, Shawon Bose and Moumita Das.
Till March 30 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor AC gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Fourth solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Santanu Roy.
Till March 30 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Hooghly Chinsurah Art Forum presents Chitradeep, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures.
Till March 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #22293886; 2 pm - 7.30 pm: Mythology 2 Metaphysics, a duet exhibition of paintings by Ashok Kumar Dey and Pinaki Acharyya. Hosted by Temporal Hues.
Till March 30 at Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 AJC Bose Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Pravat Kumar Manna, Prosenjit Pal, Shiv Shankar Chatterjee and Subir Saha.
Till March 31 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street; #2289 5438; 11.30 am - 7 pm: Mon Art Gallerie, in association with Bakul Foundation, Orissa, presents Dimensions and Directions: Contemporary Orissan Artists. Curated by Prof. Deba P Patnaik.
Till March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Anubhab presents its 26th annual exhibition by its student artists.
Till April 4 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings (mixed media and oil on canvas) by Murshida Arzu Alpana.
Till April 5 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: A Million Lines — an exhibition of drawings and installation art by Partha Pratim Deb.
Till April 5 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; #9830049825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Gaia, an exhibition of painting and sculpture celebrating nature.
Till April 6 at By the Way, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent works by Dilip Chaudhury.
Till April 8 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, #2485 8717/8509; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: On the Verge — recent works by Sumitro Basak.
Till April 20 (except Mondays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Revelation 2008 — an exhibition of works by Subrata Saha, Dipankar Sinha, Partha Pratim Saha, Madhubanti Banerjee, Pratima Seal, Swati Mukherjee, Ranadip Das, Dip Banerjee and Piyush Kanti Gayen.
PERFORMING ARTS
March 26 at Rabindra Sadan; 5 pm: Rabi Purabi presents Basanteri Chhande Maatey, an evening of songs, poetry and dance. Participants: Artistes of Rabi Purabi along with guest artistes Tapan Bandyopadhyay, Anup Matilal, Kajal Sengupta and Chitra Lahiri. Also, Ishita Das Adhikari (recitation), Angana Joardar (Kathak) and Shikha Dutta (Rabindrasangeet).
DRAMA
March 26 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba Paschim presents its latest production, Tagore’s Chaturanga, directed by Bratya Basu.
March 27 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Samikshan presents Manmoyee Girls School. Direction: Pankaj Munshi.
March 27 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Oedipus (Bengali) — a solo performance by Supreeti Mukhopadhyay along with chorus. Presented by Sreecharaneshu.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till March 31 (except Sunday) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24408937; 11 am - 7 pm: Quest for Harmony: Bangladesh — an exhibition of photographs by Dr Noazesh Ahmed.
Till April 19 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, 18 Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: India Shining, India Crying - A tale of contemporary India: An exhibition of photographs by Johann Rousselot.
FILM SHOW
March 26 at Nandan II; 2 pm: Screening of the documentary, Whose Land is it Anyway? (on the Singur crisis) by Ladli Mukhopadhyay.
Till March 28 at Max Mueller Bhavan: A selected retrospective of internationally acclaimed German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. Featuring films from his German phase (1970 - 1980). Today at 4.30 pm: I Only Want You to Love Me (Ich will doch nur, dass ihr mich liebt), Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1976, col, 105 min; at 6.30 pm: Satan’s Brew (Satansbraten), Dir: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1976, col, 112 min.
TALK
March 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Paripurnananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
March 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
March 26 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Dipak Ganguly will speak on Swamijir Patravali.
EXHIBITION
March 26 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 4 pm: Subhash Chakraborty, state minister for sports, youth welfare and transport, will inaugurate an exhibition of a galaxy of musical instruments actually used by maestro V. Balsara. Hosted by V. Balsara Memorial Committee and Calcutta United Cultural Society. The exhibition will continue till March 28.
n March 26 & 27 at Ivory Banquet (Grain of Salt), 5th floor, Block D, 22 Camac Street; 10 am - 7 pm: ETC showcases sarees, suits, Indo-westerns, traditional and contemporary jewellery, chocolates & lifestyle products.
March 26 & 27 at Ivory (Grain of Salt), 5th floor, Block D, 22 Camac Street; 10 am - 7 pm: Sujata Sarawgi presents handwoven blockprinted summer sarees and suit pieces.
Till March 29 at Anusthan Bhavan, 132 Rashbehari Avenue, #98310 93115: Sundari Silks Chennai conducts its summer show of exquisite silk and cotton sarees from some of the finest weavers of south India.
Till March 31 at 1/57B Dover Place; #98301 92087; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya Boutique’s summer collection features sarees, salwar-kameez, lungi sets, mekhlas, tops, kurtis and other ladies wear.
Till April 15 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Summer show at Paramita Viswanathan’s Design. Items: silk, tassar print, chiffan, crepe print, mull, kota, tangail print.
DISCUSSION
March 26 at Oxford Bookstore, Park Street; 6 pm - 8 pm: A panel discussion as part of World Drama Day celebrations by Rotaract Club of Kalighat. Topic: Where have the patrons of theatre gone? / Theatre: An ignored art. Panelists: Koushik Sen, Barun Chanda, Ramanjit Kaur and Jayoti Bose. Special guests: Dr Ananda Lal and Santanu Bose. Moderator: Barun Das.
AWARD CEREMONY
March 26 at Sahitya Akademi auditorium, Jeevan Tara, 23A/44X D.H. Road; 5.30 pm: Sahitya Akademi presents Indian Literature: Golden Jubilee (1957 - 2007) — literary translation prize presentation ceremony.
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