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ART
February 7 - 13 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge: An exhibition of paintings by Sarbani Ganguly. February 7 - 12 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue: Chitri-O-Bhaskar Gosthi presents a group exhibition of painting and sculpture. Inauguration today at 5 pm. Till February 7 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Improvisation — Dream and Reality: An exhibition of recent works by Manas Bhattacharjee. Till February 7 at Gallery Indian Images, 60/128 Haripada Dutta Lane, Golf Gardens; 2.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Tantra - the Void, an exhibition of paintings by Papia Ghoshal and Dipali Roy. Till February 8 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Creations on Canvas — a solo exhibition of paintings by Sreela Sen. Till February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Journey of Life, an exhibition of watercolours by Ranit Dutta. Till February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Rang Jeeban — Rupa Mitra’s third solo exhibition of paintings. Till February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of collage by Pranab Phauzdar. Till February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The fifth solo exhibition of paintings and drawings by Pratap Chandra Chakraborty. Till February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Supratim Bose. Till February 11 at Image Kraft, 56/E, Block-D, New Alipore; 11 am - 8 pm: Paintings by Indrani Sadhukhan. Till February 12 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, 24484925/24497931; 12 noon - 8 pm: Masks & Metaphors — recent works of Jaya Ganguly. Till February 12 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, 22902274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Snow Soliloquy by Amal Ghosh. Till February 14 at ECA Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suparna Mondal. Till February 17 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B, Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of contemporary and traditional art showcasing the works of Ajay De, Amit Bhar, Anita Tanwar, Asit Mondal, Bhagat Singh, Chhatrapati Dutta, Dewashish Das, Dhiraj Chowdhury, Gautam Mukherjee, K Salve, Nitya Kundu, Sachin Jaltare, Shuvaprasanna, Shweta Kanoria, Subhendu Porel, Subhomita Dinda, Subrata Das, Sudip Roy, Sukanta Das, Suman Roy and Thota Vaikuntam. Till February 18 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: The Dadaumpop exhibition, sponsored by the Italian ministry of foreign affairs, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in India, the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, the Consulate General of Italy in Calcutta and Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi, is showcasing the works of 27 artists from Italy who represent the Italian new pop art style. Till February 26 (except Sundays & national holidays) at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, Harrington Mansions, Suite 5+25B, 2nd floor, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, 22829220/21; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of the recent works of Jeram Patel. Presented by Ina Puri. Till March 26 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 40012289/24630465: Premonition by Raqs Media Collective. Till March 31 (except Sundays) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, 40034974, 22894745; 10.30 am — 7 pm: World Art – with a focus on France, an exhibition of paintings by artists from France, Argentina, Brazil, the UK, Congo, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Singapore and the US from the Museum’s collection.DRAMA
February 7 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: The premiere of Tagore’s Jogajog, produced by Paschimbanga Natya Academy, department of information & cultural affairs, Government of West Bengal. Direction: Ashok Mukhopadhyay. February 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pratikriti will stage Manoj Mitra’s Kenaram Becharam. Direction: Alok Deb. February 8 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sundaram will stage Ja Nei Bharatey. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra. February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Swapnasandhani will stage Jibanananda Das’ Malyaban. Drama: Subhashis Gangopadhyay. Direction & performance: Koushik Sen. February 10 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Nirbak Abhinoy Academy will stage Tin Guchhir Binuni, written by Sharmila Maitra. Music & direction: Suranjana Dasgupta. February 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm & 6.30 pm: Kalindi Natyasrijan presents Nishkriti, based on Tagore’s poem by the same name. Drama: Mainak Sengupta. Direction & performance: Bilwadal Chattopadhyay.pERFORMING ARTS
February 7 at ICCR; 6 pm: Bhavna Aaj O Kal & CenturyPly present Remembrance, a musical tribute to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Suchitra Mitra. Participants: Debamitra Sengupta (dance), Sanjay Chakraborty (sarod), Sreela Majumder (recitation), Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee (reading). Accompanied by Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla). February 11 at Sisir Mancha; 6 pm: The members of Rabinandan will stage Tagore’s dance-drama Chitrangada (Direction: Debjani Majumdar). It will be preceded by solo recitals of Tagore songs by Sanghamitra Gupta and Debashis Roy. February 11 at Tapan Theatre; 6 pm: Niva Arts presents a performance by Ujania, the folk band, and Mahul, the recitation band. The physically challenged children of Paschimbanga Rajya Pratibandhi Sammilani will also perform with both the groups. February 11 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Padatik Dance Centre presents Anirban Pramanik in a solo Kathak dance recital.TALK
February 7 at Victoria Memorial Hall; 5 pm: A talk on Lila — the Aesthetics of Olympics by Dr Jayanta Chowdhuri, faculty member, Government College of Art & Craft. February 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Shastrajnananda will speak on Vivek Chudamoni. February 7 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Dr Debabrata Sen Sharma will speak in English on Kashmir Saivism. February 7 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.20 pm: Discourse on Life and Teachings of Swami Trigunatitanandaji Maharaj by Swami Arunatmananda. February 7 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Reading from the Life of Swami Trigunatitanandaji Maharaj by Swami Satyapriyananda. February 7 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.30 pm: Dr Sachidananda Mohanty, professor of English, Hyderabad Central University, will speak on Spirituality and Prison Life: Sri Aurobindo and Barindra Kumar Ghosh. February 7 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, Abhedananda Memorial Lecture Hall; 7 pm: Prof. Amalendu Chakraborty will speak on Swami Abhedananda in the West.ANNIVERSARY
February 7 at Ramakrishna Math, Trigunatitananda Dham, Naora, P.O.-Bodra, P.S.-Bhangar, 24 Parganas (South): The 146th birth anniversary of Swami Trigunatitanandaji Maharaj, one of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, will be observed at his birthplace. On this occasion, the Ashrama situated in this village will be handed over to Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math. Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj, president, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, will offer his blessings and Swami Prabhanandaji Maharaj will preside.SEMINAR
February 9 at Paschimbanga Bangla Academy; 6 pm: Kalindi Natyasrijan hosts a seminar on the Relevance of Brecht in present time.WORKSHOP
February 11 at Happy Hours, CD-69, Salt Lake; 11 am - 1 pm: Workshop on exotic Mexican dishes: burritos, enchiladas, tostadas, Mexican rice and curry. For registration, call 9830227778.EXHIBITION
Till February 7 at Town Hall (near High Court); 11 am - 8 pm: Anandabazar Patrika presents Sonar Sansar, the biggest jewellery fair in eastern India. Showcasing glittering gems and stunning collections from the finest jewellery brands of our country and beyond. Also, a chance to win five gold coins through lucky draws. February 7 - 13 at 218 AJC Bose Road; 10 am - 8 pm: Bombaim presents its annual Valentine’s Day display of designer merchandise which includes women’s wear, kidswear, scarves along with jewellery and clutches. Till February 28 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36c S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: On the occasion of South African artist William Kentridge’s first visit to India, the Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents William Kentridge: An exhibition of etchings, prints, films. Till February 28 at Verandah, 75A Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, 9831147657: Exhibition of export quality artifacts and wooden toys.All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less than a week ahead to:
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