Widowhood woes Providing a touching insight into the miserable, melancholy lives of widows of the 19th century, Kananpishir Japamala also attempts to explore the psyche of these unfortunate women, who were barred from leading normal, happy lives. Based on Kalyani Dutta’s compilation Pinjare Bashiya, the play begins in the present with two friends, Jhinuk and Tinni, who are alone at home after school, surfing the internet. Suddenly, when its connection gets severed, the girls, restless by nature, begin rummaging through old, discarded things that lay in a forgotten corner of Jhinuk’s house. They chance upon a string of prayer beads (japamala) and upon further investigation, learn that it belonged to her widowed grand-aunt, who lived in that house long ago. Their imagination stirred, the friends make further inquiries into the life of Kananpishi, prompting them to raise a number of questions on the condition of widows in the past. Direction: Suranjana Dasgupta. Event: Play in Bengali, Kananpishir Japamala, produced by Nirbak Abhinay Academy When: Today at 6 pm Where: Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake

art

November 3 - November 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and sculptures by Creative Wave. Inauguration today at 5.30 pm. Till November 3 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Solo exhibition of paintings by K.C. Murukesan. Till November 4 at CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Printed works of Georg Baselitz. Till November 5 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Rabin Pal, Abhijit Das, Uma Bardhan and Kusumita Bhattacharya. Till November 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Inscription Series, recent paintings and digital graphics by Amitabh Sengupta. Till November 5 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm): Paintings by Ashis Chatterjee. Till November 6 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sushanta Karmakar. Till November 10 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: Southern Alternative, paintings by renowned artists from south India. Till November 18 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, showcasing Indian art and sculpture.

drama

November 3 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Drisyapat presents Aguner Barnamala. Dir: Anirban Bhattacharya. November 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sansriti presents Ea. Dir: Debesh Chattopadhyay. November 4 at Jogesh Mime Academy; 6.30 pm: Jangam presents its latest production, Tagore’s Muktadhara. Dir: Supriti Mukhopadhyay. November 4 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Theatrecian and Quill & Ink present Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O’Neil’s Transplant. November 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Doubarik presents A Parabasey. Dir: Sarbadaman Som. November 5 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Ballavpurer Roopkatha. Dir: Prakash Bhattacharya. November 5 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba Paschim presents Angshumati. Dir: Romaprasad Banik. November 5 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik presents Daant Paake Bandha. Dir: Chandan Das.

theatre festival

Till November 7 at Vidya Mandir, 1 Moira Street: Bengal Shrachi presents 5th Greenwood Spirit Theatre Festival. Today: Transplant (presented by Theatrecian; 4.30 pm) and Surya Shikhar (presented by Ankur; 6.30 pm). November 3 - November 12 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents District Theatre Festival. Inauguration today at 6 pm along with felicitation to veteran theatre personality Mintu Mukhopadhyay. To be followed by performances: Buro Shaliker Ghaare Rno produced by Theatre Workshop, Calcutta and Phire Dekha produced by Sanskritik, Shantipur.

performing arts

November 3 at Uttam Mancha; 5.30 pm: Bhalobasha’s sixth annual function features songs by Lopamudra Mitra and play Bhablai Bhalo (direction and acting: Romaprasad Banik). November 3 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Sangeet Ashram presents Talvadya Kacheri, a percussion ensemble concert by Bikram Ghosh and party. Participants: Bikram Ghosh (tabla), S. Shekhar (mridangam), V. Suresh (ghatam), B. Rajshekhar (morsing) and Gopal Barman (srikhol). November 4 at Ram Mohan Library Hall; 6 pm: A variety ‘encouragement performance’ by students of Shristi. November 5 at Mahabodhi Society Hall, 4A Bankim Chatterjee Street; 6 pm: Mridang Mandir presents Dhrupad, an evening of classical music. Also, a discussion on the different gharanas of dhrupad followed by demonstrations by eminent artistes.

talk

November 3 at Rabindra Bharati University, Kavijanani Sarada Kaksha; 2 pm: Dr Amalendu De will deliver the Ganesh Ghosh Memorial Lecture. November 3 at The Asiatic Society, Humayun Kabir Hall; 4 pm: On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of UNESCO, Prof Tapas Majumdar will deliver a lecture on Education For All. November 3 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit. November 3 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Svetasvatara Upanishad.

exhibition

November 3 - November 6 at P-249 Purna Das Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Darbari hosts an exhibition of woven and printed Bhagalpuri saris, fabrics and dupattas, to be conducted directly by weavers.

festival

Till November 5 at Sri Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 6.30 am onwards: Ved Bhavan Bhajan Samaj presents Maharudra Yagnam and Satachandi Yagnam.

workshop

November 6 - November 10 at Alipore; 4 pm - 5.30 pm & 6 pm - 7.30 pm: Yoga course for children between 10 and 16 years. For details, call #9831197704.

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