Inspired by Tagore’s ideals Tagore’s works unfold an unending panorama of joy, sorrow, life, death, light, darkness, void and fullness in serene symphony with nature and contemporary society. Essentially a Renaissance man, Tagore was also socially conscious. An early advocate of India’s independence, his various works raised silent protest against socio-political repression and suppression. In Rabi O Chhobi, the ongoing group show, five artists of the new generation have come together to portray works inspired and shaped by his philosophy and ideals. The illustrations of Sougata Chattopadhyay seek to find God in the lives of common men. The presentations of Nivedita Sen (a painting by her appears here) bear depictions of contemporary life and society through figures of eternal womanhood. Her portrayals of Tagore’s timeless heroine Shyama in different contrasting persona articulate women’s empowerment, also etching out women as the centre and source of power as opposed to the traditions of a patriarchal social order. Rajib Deyashi has depicted the nine different moods of monsoon as expressed in Tagore’s poetry. His images of overpowering beauty evoke feelings of admiration, love and hope. The works of Shib Sankar Kundu demonstrate a blend of Tagore’s verse and lyrics. These compositions of Tagore serve as a reflection of man’s spiritual and sensual lives. Topical and contemporary in expression, Anup Bandyopadyay’s art is based on Tagore’s songs and shows his response to political violence and its repercussion in the lives of innocent citizens. Event: A group show of paintings based on the creations of Tagore When: Till May 12; 2 pm - 8 pm Where: Academy of Fine Arts

ART

Till May 29 (except Sundays & public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Prints 21 — an exhibition of recent works by Srikanta Paul, Dhrupadi Ghose, Jaysree Basak, Santanu Chakraborty, Riddhi Narayan Nandy, Sujay Mukherjee and Annabel Schenck. May 10 - June 19 (except Sundays) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road, #30534053 / 30584060; 11 am - 7 pm: Hyderabad Hues — an exhibition of art works by eminent artists of Hyderabad. Till May 12 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sixth Sense — a group exhibition of painting and sculpture. Featuring works by Basudev Sarkar, Ujjwal Debnath, Rajib Sur Roy, Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Kushal Mukherjee, Indranil Ghosh and Debjyoti Purakayastha. Till May 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Contrivance’s 32 annual group show. Till May 15 at Galerie 88, 28 B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7pm, Monday: 2 pm - 7 pm: Complexcity — an exhibition of the works of Sanatan Saha. Till May 15 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: Paintings by Prabal Roy. Till May 15 at Emami Tower, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass, #40113182/83; 2 pm - 7 pm: Dakshin-Paschim, an exhibition of contemporary art. Curated by Dr Archana Roy. Till May 28 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, #2289 2982: Lluvia — an exhibition of recent paintings by Raj Sekhar Aich. Till May 29 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, 3rd floor: Of Myth, Metaphor and Allegory, an exhibition of paintings by leading artists of Baroda and Calcutta. Till May 30 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: Fragile Order, a solo exhibition of Anita Gopal’s work. Till May 31 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #24190133 / 9836405408; 3 pm - 8 pm: Creation — featuring works by Krishnendu Chaki, Prabir Sen, Subhendu Sarkar, Maloy Das, Rupchand Kundu, Dwijen Gupta, Subroto Chowdhury, Shomi Banerjee, Rehani Akan, Dripta Guha Roy, Chandrashekhar Das and Swapan Jena. Till June 1 (except Sundays) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925, 24497931; 11 am - 7 pm: Nature Revisited, curated by Jayashree Chakravarty and Anirudh Chari. Featuring works by Debnath Basu, Nantu Behari, Tapas Biswas, Jayashree Chakravarty, Adip Dutta, Rajan Krishnan, K.S. Radha Krishna, Jagannath Panda, Manisha Parekh, Mithu Sen and Anjum Singh. Till June 5 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; #4001 2289 / 2463 0465; 11 am - 7 pm: Who Are You, Defenders Of The Universe? — a solo show by Pakistani artist Mehreen Murtaza. Featuring digital C prints, video, LED installation, and sound-and-light cube installation.

DRAMA

May 10 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Jnan Briksher Phal (based on Tolstoy’s Fruits of Culture), directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. May 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sundaram will stage Ja Nei Bharatey. Drama, direction & performance: Manoj Mitra. May 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Madhabi. Drama: Bhisma Sahani. Adaptation, music & direction: Swatilekha Sengupta. Cast: Rudraprasad Sengupta, Debshankar Haldar, Parthapratim Deb, Sumanta Ganguly and Sohini Sengupta.

rabindra jayanti

May 9 - 25 & May 31 - June 6 (except June 2) at Rabindra Sadan & Rabindra Sadan premises: Rabindra Sadan and the I&CA department, Government of West Bengal celebrate Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary. Today at Rabindra Sadan Mukta Mancha, 5.30 pm: Songs & recitation. Participants: Purabi Mukhopadhyay, Purba Dam, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Pubali Debnath, Shinjini Acharya Majumdar, Rinky Gangopadhyay, Uma Bandyopadhyay, Chitralekha Dutta, Krishnakali Guha Neogi, Unmana Dutta, Debarati Mitra, Manisha Murali Nair, Tithi Dev Burman, Aniruddha (Sasha) Ghoshal, Manoj Murali Nair, Rokeya Roy and others. At Rabindra Sadan, 6 pm: Geetanjalir Gaan (dir: Purabi Mukhopadhyay) presented by Fullora; Basanta (dir: Purnima Ghosh / Urmila Ghosh) presented by Surangama; and Adhara Camelia (dir: Subhasis Dutta) presented by Meghdoot Ballet Troupe. May 10 at 1 Council House Street; 1.30 pm: Commint Club of Central Government Employees presents a programme of Tagore songs by Shyamalendu Bhattacharya, with Salil Mukhopadhyay on the tabla. May 10 at Triguna Sen Auditorium; 5 pm: Jadavpur University inaugurates its year-long celebrations of Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary. Programme includes Anya Desh’s production of Rakta-karabi, songs by Chitralekha Chaudhuri and the launch of a CD containing all the texts of Bisarjan.

TALK

May 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Dr Sitanath Goswami will speak in Sanskrit on Bhagavad Gita. May 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Divyananda will speak on Satkatha. May 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Vishnudevananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna-Punthi. May 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral Home and Cultural Centre, Ramakrishna Mancha, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 7 pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Vivekchudamani. Till May 12 at Sankara Hall, 93 Southern Avenue; 6.15 pm: Discourses on Srimad Bhagawatam by Ananthalakshmi Natarajan.

EXHIBITION

Till May 15 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, #2281 1524: Earthy Myths showcases its signature cotton outfits. Till May 31 (except Tuesdays) at Halo Heritage Art Shop (ground floor), 26 Ritchie Road; 1 pm - 8 pm: Artlife — an exhibition of traditional textiles and home accessories.

LAUNCH

May 10 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: A website on Pankaj Kumar Mullick will be launched along with cultural programmes featuring his songs and compositions. Also, an oratorio by Mullick’s grandson Rajib Gupta and granddaughter-in-law Jhinuk Gupta.

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

May 10 at Gurusaday Museum Hall; 2.30 pm: The 128th birth anniversary celebration of Gurusaday Dutt. Programmes: Essay competition on Gurusaday Dutt: Life & work at 3 pm; Seminar-cum-demonstration, 4 pm onwards: Gurusaday Dutt & Bratachari Movement (Speaker: Dilip Sarbadhikari; demonstration by a group of Bratachari), and Folk Song (Speaker: Prof. Barun Chakraborty; demonstration: Dr Ranjit Chakraborty).

WORKSHOP

May 11 onwards at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2461 3145: Tabla workshop (May 11, 13, 18, 20, 25 & 27; 11.30 am - 1.30 pm) with Arif Khan; Novel/ Book Making workshop (May 11-15, 2 pm - 4 pm) with Kriya; Music Appreciation workshop (May 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27, June 1 & 3; 6 pm - 7 pm) with Pradyumna S. Manot; and DJ workshop (May 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31; 4 pm - 6 pm) with DJ Shireen. May 13 - 20 at Calcutta School of Music, 6B Sunny Park; 3 pm - 6 pm: Kidz - Fit Summer Camp, a unique kids programme under Nandini Sinha’s classical aerobics for the age group 2+ onwards. Activities involved are free hand practices — aerobics, yoga, learning dance steps, posture correction, voice modulation, stretching, breathing and more. Parents, too, can join Nandini Sinha’s Classical Aerobics adult’s programme. For details, contact 9831583461 / 9874718117 / 24615375. May 16 at Ranan (ground floor, 8 Sultan Alam Road, Calcutta 700 033); 10 am - 5 pm: Ranan presents Exploring Shakespeare on Your Feet, a workshop led by Rebecca Gould, theatre director and producer based in London. Using Shakespeare’s plays Macbeth and The Tempest as starting points, this day-long workshop explores Shakespeare’s use of language and the ensemble staging of his plays. Suitable for actors, theatre-makers, students, teachers and those interested in the world of Shakespeare. Age group: College students and older. Contact Ranan at rananindia@gmail.com to register. May 16 at Aneek Natya Mancha, Salt Lake Stadium, Gate no. 1; 12 noon - 6 pm: Summer magic workshop for children (8 yrs to 16 yrs). For details, call 2321-6734.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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