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One of the biggest and most happening inter-school fests in this part of the country, the annual TTIS Challenge is back once again, with three days of exciting events and competitions that are all set to bowl over young minds. The finals of this year’s Dabur Red The Great TTIS Challenge 2009 kicked off yesterday amidst much enthusiasm from the huge turnout of students from 130 participating schools, who had gathered to cheer the 4,500 plus participants, competing amongst themselves in 17 events. Today’s competition will end with a DJ night by RJs from Red FM, while tomorrow’s closing ceremony will witness a performance by Krosswindz. Each competitive event will be graced by celebrities who are among the best in their chosen fields; from actor-orator Barun Chanda to musician-foodie Nondon Bagchi, theatre personality Rama Prasad Banik to singer Arati Mukhopadhyay. Competitions will be held in categories including Three-Minutes-to-Fame, Creative Writing, Fusion Dance and Fashion Show. Contestants will be called upon to make music without instruments in Unconventional Orchestra, or imitate their favourite band in Mock a Band, or even literally bring down a rival school in a battle of strategy and strength, Tug of War. The most anticipated prize is the Champion of Champions, an award that will go to a school with the most number of winning participants.
Event: TTIS Challenge 2009, inter-school festival When: Till December 6; 9.30 am - 6 pm Where: Swabhumi
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DRAMA
December 5 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sanget Natak Akademi and Renaissance present the workshop-oriented Hindi production, Kaal-Kothri. Direction: Aloke Chakravorty.
December 5 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Noutonki Kolkata presents Satinath Bhaduri’s Dhnorai Charit Manas.
Till December 6 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: As part of its 36th anniversary celebrations, Sayak presents Dournama (today) and Daibaddha (tomorrow).
Till December 6 at Minerva: Natadha celebrates its 35th anniversary with a festival its productions. Today: Bunonath (3 pm) and Morosa (6.30 pm). Tomorrow: Lav-Kush (3 pm) and Shakuntala (6.30 pm).
December 6 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ja Nei Bharatey — Sundaram’s latest production. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra.
December 6 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet. Dir: Anish Ghosh.
December 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Swapnasoochana presents Biddho Aakash, directed by Sudipto Sarkar.
TALK
December 5 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Swami Vivekananda O Bhagini Nivedita.
December 5 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Parimal Kanti Das will speak on Sri Sri Ma and Girish Chandra.
December 5 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Mrity-Rahasya.
PERFORMING ARTS
Till December 6 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Seagram’s 100 Pipers Pure Music presents One Man’s Musical Genius Celebrated by 17 — A Tribute to Ustad Karamatullah Khan. Participating artistes: Today: Mashkoor Ali Khan & Mubarak Ali Khan (vocal), and Chitresh Das & Jason Samuel Smith (dance jugalbandi), and Nishat Khan (sitar); Tomorrow: Raza Ali Khan & Shahid Parvez (vocal & sitar jugalbandi), and Fusion Finale featuring Gino Banks (drums), Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (mohan veena), Vikku Vinayakram (ghatam), Sabir Khan (tabla) and Pradhumanya Singh Manot (keyboard). Organised by Showhouse.
December 5 at Tollygunge Club lawns, 6 pm; December 6 at RCTC Race Course grounds, 7 pm: Rising Stars, the music group from Dr Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong, will present concerts in association with The Telegraph. Entry cards for the concert at RCTC are available at Birkmyre Hostel, 4 Middleton Row; the Tollygunge Club concert is open for members and their guests.
December 6 at Tollygunge Club; 6.30 pm: Banyan Tree Events presents Ruhaniyat — the 3rd All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival 2009-10. Featuring Baul songs by Parvathy Baul (Bengal); Sufi Kalam by Kachra Khan and group (deserts of western Rajasthan); Arabic Sufiana Mausiqi and Mystic Songs by Naglaa Fathy - Mona Fathy with Mohamad Farghaly and troupe (Egypt); Sufiana Kalam and Mystic Songs by Barkat Sidhu (Punjab); and Sufi Qawwali by Sarfaraz Chishti & Brothers (Muradabad). For details, call 09324143597.
Till December 6 at Aban Mahal (CLT), 6 pm: Uma Memorial Kalalayam presents its 13th annual dance festival. Today: Bharata Natyam, Mohiniyattam and Kathakali. Tomorrow: Traditional Kathakali, Bharata Natyam and Kuchipudi.
Till December 6 at Nazrul Mancha; 5 pm: Friends Music Festival in association with Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph. Participants (today): Subhamita, Raghab, Dohar, Lopamudra Mitra, Purbayan Chatterjee and Pandit Anindo Chatterjee. Tomorrow: Usha Uthup, Chandrabindoo, Nachiketa, Lakkhichhara and Bhoomi.
December 5 at the Sandre Hall of Calcutta School of Music; 7 pm: Calcutta School of Music and ITC Sangeet Research Academy present a solo violin recital by Saket Sahu with Indranil Bhaduri (tabla). All are welcome.
December 5 at Amoda spabar, 22 Camac Street; 10 pm: Techno Tourettes — featuring DJ Inferno (Bangalore) and DJ Leon.
TAGORE FESTIVAL
Till December 6 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR: ICCR presents Tagore Beyond Frontiers featuring academic sessions, seminars, exhibitions, cultural performances, sartorial display of Tagore fashion, etc. Today: Seminar II (10 am): Tagore and the Romance of Travel; Seminar III (12 noon): Tagore and the World; Seminar IV (3 pm): Tagore and Education; Natir Puja by Shadhona Group, Bangladesh at 6.30 pm. Tomorrow: Seminar V (10 am): Tagore’s Art - International dimensions; Seminar VI (12 noon): Tagore’s Music; Fashion Show (5 pm): Thakur Barir shaj poshak; Dak Ghar by Kalakshetra Manipur at 7 pm.
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Till December 8 at Gorky Sadan: 21st The Telegraph Schools’ Chess Championship, sponsored by Himani Sona Chandi Chyawanprash of the Emami Group. A total of 380 students from more than 160 schools are participating. Prize distribution ceremony on December 8 at 4 pm.
SCREENING
December 6 at Nandan II; 5 pm: A Day with Gitanjali, a short film celebrating the ongoing centenary year of the publication of Tagore’s Gitanjali. Direction: Angshuman Biswas.
FESTIVAL
December 5 & 6 at Shiv Kali Mandir, Fakirpara Road, near Behala Blind School; 4 am - 9 pm: Sri Dharmasaastha Bhajana Samithy hosts the 13th Mandala Puja celebrations.
EXHIBITION
December 6 - 8 at P-26 Shanti Neer (ground floor), Gariahat Road South, Dhakuria, #9333510008; 10 am - 6 pm: Sonali Adhikary’s authentic kantha and batik works along with an exclusive collection of cotton and silk
panel discussion
December 5 at British Council; 5 pm: Panel discussion on book sharing by Debnita Chakrabarti, Ray Mackay and Chandrima S. Bhattacharya as part of the launch of Book Chain, an innovative book-sharing event being held to mark the 75th anniversary of British Council.
PHOTO EXHIBITION
December 5 - 7 at Gaganendra Pradarshasala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Full Circle — A thought-provoking photographic exhibition, mirroring the fight to end polio in India. Presented by Prabha Khaitan Foundation.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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