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The growth and development of pictorial photography as an independent genre have been possible due to the conviction of a group of committed photographers who have worked hard to popularise this medium as an art form in the city. The name of Atanu Paul and his institute, Third Eye, is synonymous with pictorial photography, and the institute has been instrumental in imparting technical education to many photography enthusiasts and has been organising annual salons to display their works. However, a dearth of space has always been a major constraint for furthering the scope of this genre. Sreeparna Mazumdar, an accomplished pictorial photographer and Paul’s ex-student, had, along with her mentor, felt the acute urge to do something in this sphere. Her enthusiasm and tireless work finally paid off and Calcutta gets its first permanent gallery for photographers, aptly named, Photographers’ Gallery. The inaugural exhibition of photographs by Paul (a photograph taken by him appears here) and members of Third Eye is currently being held at the gallery.
Event: A bouquet of photographs by Atanu Paul and members of Third Eye When: Till August 12; 3 pm - 8 pm Where: Photographers’ Gallery, 59A, Southend Park, Calcutta 700 029, # 65406499, 98303 31556
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Till August 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Umesh Chandra Bera.
Till August 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South-A Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Meditating on Nature, a solo exhibition of paintings by Tapan Biswas.
August 11 - 17 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Spectrum Artists’ Circle presents its 32nd group show of paintings.
Till August 14 at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur EM Bypass, #40113182; 11 am - 7 pm: Maanush, paintings, collages and mix media works by Haku Shah.
Till August 15 (except Tuesday) at Halo Heritage, 26 Ritchie Road, #98300 50568; 2 pm - 8 pm: Confluence, an exhibition of contemporary paintings by Md. Fokhrul Islam, Abeshbivore Mitra, Biswajit Saha, Subhas Pal, Monoj Sen and Gargi Das.
Till August 16 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Horses, a solo show of horses in mixed media on canvas by artist Dhiren Sasmal.
Till August 16 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor: Ideas, Images & Experiences, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Anirudh Chari. Participants: Arunima Sanyal, Bhasher Chowdhury, Mahmud Husain, Ramu Das, Saihat Surai and Soumya Samanta.
Till August 16 at Anant Art Gallery,18-A, Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Hybrid, recent works (paintings and sculptures) by Rajesh Ram.
Till August 17 at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Nilima Dutta.
Till August 17 (except Monday & August 15) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Svikriti ’08, an exhibition of the works by six awardees in the Academy’s Annual Exhibition 2008. Participants: Bhabotosh Sutar, Bhaskar Lahiri, Gargi Das, Partha Dasgupta, Susanta Pal and Timir Brahma.
Till August 20 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Abol Tabol: An installation in clay by Nidhi Jalan.
Till August 31 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatola Road, #24636731/32; 11 am - 7 pm: Boundless, an exhibition of recent works of Partha Pratim Deb and Manas Roy (Roymans).
DRAMA
August 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Purba Paschim presents Tagore’s Chaturanga. Dramatised by Sekhar Samaddar, the main cast includes Kushal Chakraborty, Chaiti Ghosal, Debdoot Ghosh, Soumitra Mitra, Shyamal Chakraborty, Malay Saha, Prakash Bhattacharya, Subhabrata Dey, Ellora Rudra and Arindam Rakshit. Edited and directed by Bratya Basu.
August 12 at Girish Mancha; 6 pm: Kolkata Eso Natak Shikhi presents two one-act plays: Dalchhut (Stray) and Jantra-Na (No More Machines), and Saraswati Balika Vidyalaya will stage Birkanya Ogo Ananya. Dir: Tapas Das.
August 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Kalyani Natyacharcha presents its latest production, Meyeti, based on Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman’s Death and the Maiden. Bengali translation: Kaberi Basu. The cast includes Goutam Halder, Bindia Ghosh and Kishore Sengupta, who also directs.
August 12 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mangalik presents Haroon-al Rashid. Direction: Samir Biswas.
August 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s Akhono Kshudha. Direction: Ranajit Chakraborty.
August 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.45 pm: Natya-Ranga presents Dadu Chaye Nati Chaye. Drama: Surajit Bandyopadhyay. Direction: Swapan Sengupta.
August 15 (3 pm & 6.30 pm), August 16 (6.30 pm) & August 17 (3 pm & 6.30 pm) at Academy of Fine Arts: Sundaram presents a festival of its productions. Aug. 15, 3 pm: Alakanandar Putra-Kanya; at 6.30 pm: Galpo Hekim Saheb. Aug. 16, 6.30 pm: Sajano Bagan. Aug. 17, 3 pm: Munni O Saat Chowkidar; at 6.30 pm: Alakanandar Putra-Kanya. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra.
PERFORMING ARTS
August 11 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Bhavna’s Kabi Smaran features Tagore songs by Anuradha Biswas, Anindya Narayan Biswas, Enakshi Chatterjee, Rituparna, Gopa Roy, Gouri Ghosh, Chandrabali Rudra, Chandana Chowdhury, Dipak Rudra, Damayanti Bhattacharya, Pubali Debnath, Partha Ghosh, Pabitra Sarkar, Pramita Mallick, Mrinmoy Roy, Manoj Murali Nair, Manisha Murali Nair, Rakhi Sen, Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Shampa Kundu, Sreeradha Banerjee, Swastika Mukhopadhyay, Sudeshna Basu and Subrata Sengupta. Also, chorus by the artistes of Anandadhwani, Geetika, Tribeni, Baikali, Madhuri, Manjish, Saptaswara and Sunandan.
August 12 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC presents Nataker Gaan, an evening of theatre songs of Bengal to be rendered by Devajit Bandyopadhyay and Riddhi Bandyopadhyay.
August 14 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of khayal and Bengali classical songs by Sugata Marjit, with Ujjal Roy (tabla) and Hiranmoy Mitra (harmonium).
August 14 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Pratidin Tabo Gatha: Ja Aamaar Nijashwa Rabindranath, an evening of Tagore’s work. Participants: Soumitra Chattopadhyay, Gouri Ghosh, Pramita Mallick, Srikanto Acharya, Rahul Mitra and Sudeshna Mitra.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till August 13 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Kalighat tram depot), #2455 6942/43; 2 pm - 8 pm: Running Amok: An exhibition of photographs by Jasmeen Patheja.
Till August 17 at By the Way, Taj Bengal; 10.30 am onwards: A Whole New World, an exhibition of photographs by Rashi Goenka.
IN MEMORIAM
August 11 at the foot of Shahid Murti, adjacent to Legislative Assembly House; 10 am: Shahid Kshudiram will be remembered on the 100th anniversary of his martyrdom. Speakers: State ministers Naren Dey, Pratim Chattopadhyay, Kiranmoy Nanda and Dr Abdus Sattar, and Prof. Basudeb Barman, member of Parliament. State minister for transport, sports and youth affairs Subhas Chakraborty will preside. Songs by Bharatiya Lok Sanskriti Sangha, Chinsurah. Organised by Shahid Kshudiram Smriti Raksha Samiti.
TALK
August 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Shastrajnananda will speak on Vivek Chudamoni.
August 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Ritananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
EXHIBITION
Till August 13 at Merlin Homeland, 18 Asutosh Mookerjee Road; 12 noon - 8.30 pm: Green Drive: The Nature and Environment Awareness Programme showcasing rare and common saplings, foliage creepers, bonsai and rare blooms, seeds manure, palm trees, cycads and various gardening tools.
August 11 - 14 at Senbati, 3A Mandeville Gardens, #98300 54718; 11 am - 8.30 pm: Joyita’s Selection and Sparsh present Pooja Aarambha, a collection of designer sarees in cotton, tussar, silk, matka, chiffan, georgette, dress material, leather bags, bedocer and bedsheets, jewellery and gift items.
Till August 15 at Dakshinapan, Dhakuria, #2423 7028: Poompuhar - The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Corporation Limited hosts an exhibition of sandalwood and jewellery.
Till August 15 at 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose Road, #24862136; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Festal Prelude, an exhibition of contemporary Indian wear by Namrata Joshipura, traditional Jodhpuri saris by Sheffali Poddar and a new festive line by resident designers.
Till August 15 at Starmark (3 Lord Sinha Road, G-202 City Centre, and South City); 10.30 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of Penguin Classics Collection covering Greek and Roman works, and Victorian literature and modern classics.
Till August 20 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan’s Design showcases silk, tassar print, chiffon, crepe print, mull, kota, tangail print and south Indian sarees.
Till August 30 at F-17 Dakshinapan, Dhakuria, #2423 7625: LePakshi (Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd) hosts Mangalagiri Festival, a display of Andhra Pradesh handloom products.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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than a week ahead to:
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