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This Durga Puja, flaunt the ethnic look. Head to the Puja exhibition at Kamala, the retail outlet of Crafts Council of India, for woven saris from different parts of India. There is an exquisite collection of handloom saris and yardage. Visitors can choose from an extensive range of Maheswaris, Gadwals, Chanderis, Khadi, Bagru, Shibori, Shantipuri, Dhaniakhali and Sanganeri saris and stoles, Bhagalpuri tussars and matkas, Pochampallis, Telias, Assamese vegetable-dyed weaves, as well as dupattas, scarves and also an entire range of household linen. So, this festive season, get ready to expand your wardrobe, drape up to look pretty and do your bit to contribute to the weavers’ livelihoods.
Event: An exhibition of handloom saris, textiles and accessories presented by Crafts Council of IndiaWhen: Till September 11, 10 am - 7 pm Where: Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani
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ART
September 6 - 12 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 11 pm: An exhibition of recent works by Samirjit Ray. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm.
September 6 & 8 at Gaganendra Chitra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Third Eye & Cozmik Harmony present Nikhil Dhwani, a tribute on canvas (with the paintings by Krishnajit) to Pandit Nikhil Banerjee on his 80th year
Till September 8 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24613145; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Rudranil Das.
Till September 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3.30 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Naba Kr Chakrabarty and Suprabhat Bhaduri.
Till September 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A sculpture show featuring works by Tapan Kumar Das and Sunanda Das.
Till September 9 at Eye on Art Gallery, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj Bldg, 2nd floor; 12 noon - 8 pm: The 2nd solo exhibition of paintings by Debesh Chakraborty.
Till September 10 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street, #22293886; 2 pm - 7 pm: Verve: An array of colours — an exhibition of the works of Anita Tanwar, Dhananjay Mukherjee, K. Salve and Sukanta Das.
Till September 11 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Confabulations — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Mahesh Baliga.
Till September 12 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: Twenty-five Years of Kartick Chandra Pyne: An exhibition of paintings and drawings.
Till September 15 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Aloke Roy.
Till September 18 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: No Content Worries: Trends of Contemporary Art 2010. Featuring works by Barun Chowdhury, Debashis Datta, Ketan Amin, Mansoor Ali, Nantu Behari Das, Nobina Gupta, Pappu Bardhan, Partha Guin, Priyanka Lahiri, Sagar Bhowmik, Sandip Daptari, Saptarshi Naskar, Somit Gupta and Vivek Sharma.
Till September 30 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, #40034974; 12 noon - 7 pm: Asian Art II — an exhibition of paintings by artists from Bangaldesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam from the museum’s collection.
Till September 30 at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #2424 6534; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by the winners of Bengal Art Talent Hunt 2010.
Till October 3 (except Mondays & October 2) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor & 3rd floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Besides Paris, an exhibition of works by 18 Indian artists living in Paris. Curated by Shaheen Merali.
drama
September 6 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Chalo Patol Tuli, based on a story by Shibram Chakraborty. Direction: Arindam Ganguly.
September 7 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6 pm: Kolkata Eso Natak Shiklhi presents Ajob Hanri. Drama, music & direction: Dr Tapas Das.
September 8 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandiranga will stage Bholbadal, based on a play by Dario Fo. Translated and directed by Somnath Mukhopadhyay.
September 8 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Renaissance presents its latest Hindi production, Baal Bhagwan. Dir: Aloke Chakravorty.
September 8 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7.30 pm: Shabana Azmi stars in Girish Karnad’s Broken Images, directed by Alyque Padamsee. Event coordinated by Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts.
PERFORMING ARTS
September 6 at Kala Kunj, Kala Mandir basement; 6 pm: Srijati presents Ahan 2010, an evening of Odissi dances by the students, and Nritya, presentations by its professional troupe members. Concept, direction & choreography: Srinwanti Chakrabarti.
September 6 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 7 pm: Finesse & The Event Managers present Kanthey Nilem Gaan — a solo recital of Tagore songs by Sharmila Roy Pommot. She will be accompanied by Shiuli Basu (esraj), Rajnarayan Bhattacharya (tabla & khol) and Debashis Majumdar (mandira).
September 7 at Birla Academy; 6 pm: Music Mission presents Tribeni, an evening of classical music and dance featuring Sohini Roy Chowdhury (vocal), Priyanki Bhowmick (Bharata Natyam) and Debashree Mukhopadhyay (puratani).
September 9 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, RTC, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR Calcutta, presents, in its Horizon series, a vocal recital of Thumri, Kajri, Jhula, etc. by the exponent of Benaras gharana, Vidushi Purnima Chaudhuri.
September 9 & 10 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: On September 9, Brindar, Ranan’s Kathak training wing, presents its students in the annual programme, Tridhara. Conceived, choreographed and conducted by Debashree Bhattacharya. On September 10, Ranan presents Ankur 2010, its six-year-old national platform for emerging talent in classical dance. Featuring a short Kathak solo by Debosmita Roychoudhury, Kathak by Somdatta Banerjee (Calcutta) and Kuchipudi by Prateeksha Kashi (Bangalore).
September 11 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: Bhavna presents Aniruddha (Sasha) Ghosal in a solo recital of Tagore songs.
READING
September 6 at Jibanananda Sabhaghar; 5.30 pm: Galper Adda presents Rabindranather Galpo, an evening of readings from various types of stories penned by Tagore. Inaugural recitation by Arijit Maitra.
PHOTOGRAPHs
Till September 8 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, #2455 6942/43; 11 am - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Still, an exhibition of photographs by Prarthana Modi.
Till September 25 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, 2nd floor, Flat # 5 & 25B, 22829220; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, along with Chivas, presents a show on photography: A Critic’s Eye by Richard Bartholomew (1950s - 1970s) & A Tale of 3 Cities by Pablo Bartholomew (1970s & 1980s).
TALK
September 6 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Divyananda will speak on Swamiji’s Katha.
September 6 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Chidrupananda will speak in Bengali on Yuganayak Vivekananda.
September 6 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Swami Abhedananda in the West.
September 6 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Parimal Kanti Das will speak on Sri Ramakrishner Srikrishna Mandir Paridarshan.
FELICITATION
September 6 at Asutosh Birth Centenrary Hall, Indian Museum; 6 pm: Indian Museum and Photographic Association of Dum Dum felicitate renowned photo-artist Benu Sen on being conferred the National Photo Award by Government of India for his lifetime achievement in pictorial photography. An exhibition of his work will be on display between 4 pm and 8 pm.
EXHIBITION
Till September 11 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 10 am - 7 pm: Kamala, the retail outlet of Crafts Council of India, presents Shantipuri and Dhaniakhali saris, the patterns and colours imitate the 100-year-old saris in Indian Museum.
Till September 12 at 218 AJC Bose Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Bombaim launches Men / Women 2010 by Rajesh Pratap Singh. Collection includes jagged knots and tiedup edges, asymmetric wisps, twisting classic dinner jackets, etc.
September 6 - 13 at Jain House, 8/1 Esplanade East, #98316 04270; 12 noon - 7 pm: Spinning Dreams and Weaving Spells of hand-woven saris, dupattas in tussar/matka/gicha silk from the looms of India and blockprints in festive colours. By Sujata Sarawgi.
September 6 - 20 at 10 Satyen Dutta Road, #2465 1697; 11 am - 8 pm: Toontooni’s exhibition of exclusive handloom saris, Mekhla-chadar sets, Punjabis and Katha items.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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