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Ashoketaru Bandyopadhyay was a versatile Rabindrasangeet exponent who distinguished himself from his peers by introducing various innovations in mode of presentation and performance. Specialising in offbeat, experimental numbers, he loved to explore areas left largely untouched by his more austere predecessors. He was the first to present a solo performance of Tagore songs way back in 1969, beginning a trend that has gained much popularity since. But he always remained true to the tradition of Rabindrasangeet, preferring the classic style of rendition instead of improvising on it in any way. As a tribute to the departed singer’s 78th birth anniversary (observed last month), Taru Shruti presents Dosar Je Jan — an evening of introspection through Tagore’s music interspersed with a bouquet of modern poetry renditions. His daughter Koushiki Bandyopadhyay (picture left) pays tribute to her father through an extraordinary musical journey that undertakes a search for an alternate self. In her maiden performance, the artiste attempts to discover, understand and forge a bond with the elusive, anonymous self which complements her own being. Readings by Shankar Chakraborty.
Event: An evening of Tagore songs by Koushiki Bandyopadhyay When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Sisir Mancha
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art
Till November 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and sculptures by Indrani Barman, Amit Kumar Dhara, Manish Moitra, Kartik Chandra Saren and Touhidul Islam.
Till November 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery-A; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Chandan Das.
Till November 22 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works by Chandra Bhattacharjee.
Till November 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Images of Destitute Children — Nikhil Biswas’ recent paintings.
Till November 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Untitled 2008, an exhibition of paintings by Debashis Mitra.
Till November 23 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Images — an exhibition of paintings by Sameer Ray, Paramesh Pal, Anbirban Thakur Chowdhury, Samik De and Rintu Roy.
Till November 23 at Chemould Art Gallery, Queens Mansion, 12F park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Hemanta Sur.
Till November 23 at Gallery Kolkata, 41 Shakespeare Sarani, Duckback House, 2nd floor, #2287 3377; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of creative art furniture, installation and sculptures.
Till November 23 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of Anjan Bhattacharyya’s recent works. The artisrts will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Till November 24 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #24752275; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group show by Atanu Bhattacharya, Atin Basak, Partha Dasgupta, Sadhan Chakraborty and Swapan Kumar Das.
Till November 24 at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 63, #30222040: Festive Hues, an exhibition of paintings by well-known artists.
Till November 25 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #2229 3886/2837; 2 pm - 7 pm: Exhibition of paintings by Phalguni Dasgupta.
Till November 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: The Voices of the Canvas — an exhibition of the works of 20 well-known artists.
Till November 29 (except Sunday) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925/24497931; 11 am - 8 pm: Beyond the Dark — Recent works: Mixed Media and Sculptures by Shuvaprasanna.
Till November 30 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road (#24556942/43) and at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Rashbehari crossing); 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Suranjan Basu: A Retrospective, an exhibition of Basu’s works (1957-2002).
Till November 30 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: In Search of Language — an exhibition of paintings by Sunando Basu.
Till November 30 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, Orbit Enclave, 1st floor, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: Masters Collections featuring works by Ganesh Pyne, Jogen Chowdhury, Kartick Chandra Pyne, Manjit Bawa, Paritosh Sen, Partha Pratim Deb, Prokash Karmakar, Sanat Kar and others.
DRAMA
November 21 & 23 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Stagecraft ptresents Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest. Direction: Rohit Pombra.
November 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatre Passion presents Anukool. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.
November 21 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: As part of its 16th anniversary programme, Shohan presents Utpal Dutt’s Megh. Direction: Anish Ghosh.
November 21 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: As part of the Gobardanga Trilogy, Naksha presents Swapna Swadesh, directed Ashis Das.
BIRTHDAY
November 21 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Bhavna’s celebrates Rabindrasangeet exponent Maya Sen’s 80th birthday with an evening of Tagore songs, reading and recitation. Participants include Abhirup Guha Thakurta, Anindya Narayan Biswas, Anuradha Biswas, Enakshi Chatterjee, Gouri and Partha Ghosh, Gopa Roy, Chandana Chowdhury, Chandrabali Rudra, Dipak Rudra, Pubali Debnath, Pabitra Sarkar, Pramita Mallick, Mrinmoy Roy, Manomoy Bhattacharya, Manisha Murali Nair, Rakhi Sen, Rokeya Roy, Rachayita Roy, Rajasree Bhattacharya, Rajeshwar Bhattacharya, Bratati Bandyopadhyay, Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Shrabani Sen, Swastika Mukhopadhyay, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Sudeshna Basu, Swapan Gupta, Subrata Sengupta, Sukhabilas Barma and artistes of Ananda Dhwani.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till November 23 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: Patterns — an exhibition of photographs by Susan Aurinko, Sanjeet Chowdhury, Anirban Das Mahapatra, Gaurav Gangwar, Naquib Hossain, Naveen Kishore, Ameet Mallapur, Mrinal Mandal, Deepak Tandon and Ian Umeda.
TALK
November 21 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Swatantrananda will speak in Bengali on Upanishad: Mulyabodh O Adhyatmikbhaver Akar.
November 21 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.
CONFERENCE
Till November 23 at Max Mueller Bhavan: A conference on Humanism in the Era of Globalization: Indian Insights. Today at 6 pm: Humanism of the Bauls by Dr Sakti Nath Jha.
EXHIBITION
Till November 23 at Farah Khan Boutique, Kalyani Shopping Arcade, Fort William, #22310415/9836049988: Exhibition of crepe kantha saris and pashmina shawls and stoles.
November 23 & 24 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Jewels — an exhibition of various types of jewellery, both costume and silver.
Till November 30 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315: Paramita Viswanathan’s collection of south Indian cotton and printed tassar sarees.
CARNIVAL
November 22 & 23 at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, 12-B Alipore Road; 10 am - 4 pm: A carnival on ‘West Bengal’ showcasing a miniature Santiniketan (a house of artefacts), a galaxy of literary figures of Bengal, Bhraman (places of tourist interest), Saaj Poshak (traditional costumes of Bengal), Adda and Bioscope of yesteryear.
QUIZ
November 22 at Dalhousie Institute, 42 Jhowtalla Road; 4 pm onwards: The 30th Annual Argus Open Quiz. Spot registration. No entry fee.
November 23 at Bandhab Samity, Baidyabati; 1 pm: Open to all general quiz for two-member teams. Quizmasters Pradip Adhya (98308 16252) and Sukanta Chowdhury (98364 36484)
WORKSHOP
Till November 23 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road ; 5.30 pm (November 21), 5 pm (November 22) and 4 pm (November 23): Under its Startrekkers programme, Starmark will hold a participatory workshop for children between 6 years and 12 years and their parents on inculcating good eating habits. For details, call 99039 85097.
November 22 - December 7 (Saturday & Sunday only) at Hue ’n’ I, Ballygunge Park Road, #98304 47150; 7 pm - 8 pm: Afro-Jazz & Hip Hop dance workshop.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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