Art and emotion Expressing his feelings in an uninhibited style and complete lack of self-consciousness, the paintings of Anindya Roy come across as a breath of fresh air in an environment overrun with obscure and cryptic compositions. The ongoing exhibition of his works presents images of life, love and faith that offer an insight into his liberal and gentle attitude. Combining fantasy with reality, his works give perspective to the tiny fraction of time that exists between moments of sentience and sub-consciousness. Evoked with emotion and spirit, his art is ultimately born of experience. Images of children making merry in the countryside, or of men and women at work in the fields reflect his fascination for the innocence and simplicity of rural life. Romance, adventure and excitement also figure in his works, and are clearly a result of the imaginative wanderings of his creative mind. Full of action, drama and colour, Roy?s paintings invite the viewer on an enchanting, artistic journey. Event: Paintings by Anindya Roy When: July 10 - July 16, 3 pm - 8 pm Where: Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road

Art

Till July 10 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of collages and paintings. July 10 - July 17 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm): Paintings and sculptures by Subrata Paul, Sudipta Majumdar and Samik De. Inauguration today at 6 pm. July 12 - July 15 at The Art Gallery, ITC Sonar Bangla: ITC Sonar Bangla and Spandan Art Gallery host L?Art De Conti, a solo exhibition of paintings by Keshav Roy. Inauguration at 7 pm. Till July 12 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Xpressions ?06, 88 selected paintings by students of Nehru Children?s Museum. Till July 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings on Rajasthan by Nitai Saha. Till July 18 at The Palladian Lounge, Third Level, 6 Netaji Subhas Road; 11 am - 7 pm: From the City of Joy, paintings curated by Ratnottama Sengupta. Featuring the works of Anirban Seth, Beena Pradhan, Shubhendu Porel, Tamal Krsna and others. Till July 19 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: Art of Young Bengal, paintings curated by Pranabranjan Ray. Featuring the works of Chandra Bhattacharya, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Habibur Rahman, Mithu Sen, Prasanta Sahu, Samindranath Majumdar, Tapas Konar and others. Till July 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Masters of Imagination, works of eminent artists including Prokash Karmakar, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Sanatan Dinda and Suhas Roy.

drama

July 10 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: As part of Calcutta Theatre Festival 2006, a street-play presented by Sandarbha. Also (at 6.30 pm), Theatre Passion presents Bhablai Bhalo. Direction: Romaprasad Banik. July 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Gandhar presents Satyaasatya. Direction: Shyamal Chakraborty. July 13 at Madhusudan Mancha & July 15 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Waarish. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay. July 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Students of Nehru Children?s Museum present Jadiyo Sandhya. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.

PERFORMING ARTS

July 10 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC presents Barshar Gaan, Bengali songs on the monsoons, featuring Haimanti Shukla, Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Anasua Ghosh, Monomoy Bhattacharjee and Achin Mukherjee. July 14 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Nibaran Sangeet Sammelan celebrates its 24th anniversary with a programme of classical music. July 15 at The Tollygunge Club; 7.30 pm: Reliance Mobile, The Tollygunge Club, Spandan and Sanskriti Sagar present A.R. Rahman Nite ? A Tribute to a Living Legend. Featuring Swastika Moitra, along with Kuntal and Sakshar. July 15 & July 16 at Gobardanga Town Hall: Srijani presents a programme of dance. July 16 at Aikatan, IA-290 Salt Lake; 6 pm: Hindustani classical vocal recital by Sandip Nag and sitar recital by Samannay Sarkar. Presented by Salt Lake Cultural Association.

talk

July 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Swami Rasajnananda will speak in English on Life and Teachings of Holy Mother Sri Sri Sarada Devi. July 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Puranananda will speak in Bengali on Adhyatma Ramayana.

seminar

July 10 at Jibanananda Sabhaghar ; 6 pm: Seminar on Life and Work of Chintamoni Kar, hosted by Bhaskar Bhavan Museum.

photographs

Till July 12 at Calcutta Information Centre; 5 pm, 6 pm and 7 pm: A slide show of photographs on Rajasthan, Benaras, Agra, Ladakh and other locations by Atanu Pal and members of Third Eye. Till July 13 at 1 Rawdon Street, 6th floor; 2 pm - 7 pm: Solo photography exhibition by Sunil K. Dutt. Till July 15 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: The French Association, in collaboration with Akar Prakar present Marie By Herself, photographs by Umang Razdan Bhattacharya.

exhibition

Till July 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Monsoon Magic, showcasing hand-crafted items made with paper, dokra, terracotta, wood, wax and cloth. Hosted by Nimble Fingers. July 10 - July 29 at Mrignayani, Dakshinapan, Dhakuria: Heritage Festival of chanderi, kosa, maheshwari and cotton sarees.

festival

July 11 at Swami Santadas Institute of Culture, 101 Southern Avenue; 10.30 am onwards: Celebration of Guru Purnima with puja and posthumous presentation of Swami Santadas Smarak Samman to Bhishmadev Chattopadhyay. July 11 at 38 Ballygunj Park; 5 pm: The disciples of His Holiness Baba Shri Shri Muralidharanji will observe Guru Purnima festival with Guru pada puja (5 pm) and pravachan and bhajans (6.30 pm). July 11 at Kala Kunj; 5 pm: Kedar Narayan Bodas will present bhajans of Sri Sri Babathakur on the the occasion of Guru Purnima.

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