 |
| Ideas for the future |
|
Widely regarded as an emerging superpower, India has witnessed great social, political and cultural change since the early 1990s. A key player in the country’s growth story, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani believes that its future depends more on reform and innovation in all sectors of public life than on economic growth. In his book Imagining India: ideas for the new century, he examines the central ideas that have shaped modern India and offers an original perspective on its past, present and future. Hosted by Penguin Books India and ITC Sonar, Calcutta, this evening, West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi will launch this book. Looking closely at India’s recent history, Nilekani explores in it ideas and attitudes that evolved with time and contributed to the country’s progress, as well as those that kept it shackled to old, unproductive and fundamentally undemocratic ways. He discusses how early government policies failed despite their good intentions, how information technology has revolutionised every Indian’s daily life, how urbanisation has transformed society and politics and how, contrary to expectation, the country’s youth has now become its greatest strength. He also asks key questions about our future: How the country can avoid mistakes that global powers have made in the past, how an open market economy will stimulate growth, and how this growth will affect and be shaped by the country’s young people.
Event: Launch of Nandan Nilekani’s book, Imagining India When: Today at 7 pm Where: Pala, ITC Sonar
|
|
art
Till January 24 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): Review, an exhibition of artworks that aspires to redefine our perception and understanding of art of the 20th century. Participating artitsts: Abir Karmakar, Alok Bal, Debraj Goswami, Farhad Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Mithu Sen, Paresh Maity, Partha Pratim Deb, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Samit Das, Santosh More, Sumitro Basak and Swarna Chitrakar.
December 8 - 13 at Chemould Art Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Debangshu Das.
Till December 9 at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Endless Night — an exhibition of the works of Sunil Das from the collections of Juergen Fischer and the artist.
Till December 10 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Liminal Figures Liminal Space — works by K.S. Radhakrishnan.
Till December 13 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: The Lyrical Images — an exhibition of drawings and sculptures by Shyam Kanu Borthakur.
Till December 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Midnight Echoes, an exhibition of paintings by Prof. Kamalaksha Gangopadhyay, Ranit Dutta, Subir Dey, Prof. Somnath Ray, Prof. Gautam Das and Prof. Arup Das.
Till December 14 at Photographers’ Gallery, 59A Southend Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Lines and Colours — an exhibition of line drawings and paintings by Nabyendu Chatterjee and Manotosh Mallick.
Till December 14 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by M. Senathipathi.
Till December 17 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Trace of Time: The Art of Papermaking by Jenny Pinto.
Till December 20 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Shrabani’s Alternative — an exhibition of recent work by Shrabani Roy.
Till December 20 at Galllery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Of Mortal, Mythic and Divine — a show of recent works of Rini Dhumal.
Till December 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 11 am - 7 pm: The Pageant of Life, an exhibition of works of 15 well-known artists.
Till January 6 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artworks by various artists from Calcutta, Santiniketan and Vietnam. The collection includes acrylics, charcoals, woodcuts and small sculptures.
DRAMA
December 8 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s monthly theatre show features Phirey Esho Prem, produced by Swabak. Direction: Nilima Chakraborty.
December 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Apsara Theater-er Mamla. Drama & music: Arindam Ganguly. Direction & in Feluda’s role: Sabyasachi Chakraborty.
December 12 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest production, Aapad, written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.
December 13 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian will stage Katha Collage-1 dedicated to Saadat Hassan Manto. The collage consists of three stories by Manto: Khol Do, Thanda Ghost and Aulaad. Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
December 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pancham Vaidic will stage Naathabati Anaathabat. Drama, direction & acting: Saoli Mitra.
PERFORMING ARTS
December 8 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 5 pm: EZCC hosts Loknritya Samaroh featuring colourful folk dances of Bihar, Orissa, Manipur and Sikkim.
December 8 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Bandish Fusion by acclaimed tabla and music exponent Subhen Chatterjee and his unique fusion band Karma. Participants: Subhen Chatterjee (tabla/ ethnic persussion), Raghav Chatterjee (vocals), Devshankar (electric violin), Sambit (drums), Lew Hilt (bass guitar) and Suvam (guitar).
December 10 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Shraddhanjali — a tribute to mentor Ananda Shankar on his birth anniversary (December 11) by dancers Timir Roy, Monideepa Bagchi, Montu and Somdutta Debnath, and Dhiman Sankar. A Nav Sandhya presentation.
December 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: A violin jugalbandi by Deb Sankar Roy and Jyoti Sankar Roy, with Shiladitya Ghosh and Saradindu Adhikary on the tabla.
talk
December 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Amiteshananda will speak on Practical Vedanta.
December 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad-Gita.
December 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Vishnudevananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna-Punthi.
DANCE FESTIVAL
December 8 - 15 at Rabindra Sadan & December 8 - 14 at Rabindra Sadan complex; 5.30 pm: Uday Shankar Nrityotsav 2008, hosted by West Bengal State Music Academy, Depratment of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal, EZCC and West Bengal Dance Group Federation. Today at Rabindra Sadan: Inauguration by Sambhu Bhattacharya to be followed by performances by Milan Adhikari (Bharata Natyam), Mamata Biswas, Mumbai (Odissi), Hari and Chethna, Bangalore (duet Kathak), Shinjan Nrityalaya (Dir: Aloka Kanungo) and Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe (Dir: Mamata Shankar and Chandradoy Ghosh). At Rabindra Sadan complex: Shatabdi Banerjee (Gaudiya), Pompy Pal (Odissi), Rikhia Basu and Romy Dasgupta (Manipuri & Odissi), Shreya Guha Majumdar (Bharata Natyam), Payel Mallick (Kathak) and Sarabhuj (Dir: Tarun Pradhan).
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till December 13 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road, near Rashbehari crossing; 2 pm - 8 pm: Shadow Boxing, an exhibition of black-and-white photographs by Sahid Datawala. Hosted by The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Tasveer.
EXHIBITION
Till December 10 at Finessee, 11/1B New Road, Alipore, #2479-0545/4379; 11 am - 7 pm: Sujata Weaves and Prints hosts a show of silk along with tussar, eri, dupione sarees with prints and weaves in myriad hues.
WORKSHOP
December 8 - 11 & December 15 - 18 at Jyotirmai Club; 6 pm - 8 pm: Shall We Dance, a dance workshop, for the age group 16 yrs to 60 yrs, on Salsa, Hip Hop, Freestyle Bollywood and Close Dancing with experts Aditya Upadhya, Shweta Garg and Aditya Agarwal. For registration, call 99033 29166 or 98307 47772.
FESTIVAL
December 8 & 9 at Sree Guruvayurappan Temple, 3/1/1A Nakuleswar Bhattacharjee Lane, #24633859: Guruvayur Ekadasi Celebrations 2008. Today at 6 pm: Bhajan Sandhya: Ambarish Das (vocal) with Pulak Sarkar (harmonium), Biswanath Majumder (tabla) and Somnath Roy (effects).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
|
