Songs of change Like the mythical bird Phoenix, that never dies, but rises from its own ashes, Rise From The Ashes, the six-member pop group, wishes to rise above its humble beginnings and assume a larger-than-life presence on the music horizon. This talented group of youngsters creates pure music, with lyrics that have depth and meaning and tunes melodious to the ears. Their music essentially caters to the youth of today and their heart-rending tracks send out a message of peace, tolerance, love and brotherhood to this strife-torn generation. Neil Mansukhani, the founder and senior-most member of the band, composes lyrics that spell out the ideologies and perceptions of his inner being. Simple, peppy and funky, his lyrics are also soothing and appealing. Based on facts and happenings in our daily lives, songs like Reason, When I Look Around, Smile Back On Your Face, Terror Cycle of Terrorism describe the evils and injustices of society, with a view to awaken the consciousness of its citizens and bring about a positive change. This evening’s performance features original tracks that promises to hold the audience spellbound and put the band on road to musical stardom and success. Band members: Neil Mansukhani (lyrics/lead vocals), Tiyash Basu (keyboards/back-up vocals), Atanu Sarkar (guitar/back-up vocals), Jeet Brahma (bass guitar), Sourav Banerjee (guitar) and Rohit Roy (drums). Event: A live performance by pop band Rise From The Ashes When: Today at 7 pm Where: Gyan Manch

Art

September 10 - 19 at Khilat Art Gallery, 47 Pathuriaghata Street; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and drawings by Prithwish Shikdar. Till September 11 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Cut and Paste — a group show of collages by Rajen Bali, Mitali Dey, Ranjan Sarkar, Sk. Shakila and Ashok Varma. Till September 11 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery ‘A’; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Sengupta. Till September 12 at Society of Contemporary Artists Gallery, 398 Rashbehari Avenue Bypass Connector; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Biswajit Saha. Till September 13 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Facets-II — recent works by Gulab Kankaria. Till September 13 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Temporal Hues presents an exhibition of paintings by Ashok Kumar Dey and Pinaki Acharyya. Till September 13 at the Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: Recent works by Apurba Mazumder. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till September 16 at Ambo Art, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj, Suite 2A, #2282 1125; 12 noon - 7 pm: Recent paintings by Shyamal Sikdar. Till September 19 (Sunday by appointment) at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Quintessential Color — an exhibition of contemporary visual art by Subrata Saha, Aditya Basak, Sukanta Das, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Das, Suhas Roy, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Subrata Pal, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri and others. Till September 23 (except Mondays) at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block-P, New Alipore, #2400 7348/8803; 4 pm - 8 pm: Single Edition Woodcut Prints on Canvas by Rajesh Deb. Till September 23 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Materials and Materiality — A group show of sculpture. Featuring works by Rishi Barua, Tapas Biswas, Debasish Bhattacharya, Saurav Roy Chowdhury, Prasun Ghosh, Pritpal Singh Ladi and Pankaj Panwar. Till September 24 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday (2 pm - 7 pm): Recent works by Samit Das. Till October 19 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mind’s Eye — an exhibition of paintings by Anita Roychowdhury, Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki and Subhendu Sarkar.

DRAMA

September 10 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Bratyajan presents Ruddha Sangeet, with Debshankar Haldar in the lead. Drama & direction: Bratya Basu. September 10 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents the Cinetel production, Homa Pakhi. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chattopadhyay. September 12 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Purba-Paschim will stage Tagore’s Chaturanga, directed by Bratya Basu. September 12 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Sanskriti Sagar presents Apan Hain Deshpande, a powerful play in Hindi, written by Mahesh Elkunchwar and directed by Ashok Singh. Produced by Spandan.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till September 12 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Indo Occidental Symbiosis and Academy of Indian Culture present Shanti, a festival of Indian classical music and dance dedicated to the memory of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Today: Yamini Krishnamurthy (Bharata Natyam); Ajoy Chakrabarty (vocal), Yogesh Samshi (tabla) and Ajay Joglekar (harmonium).

TALK

September 10 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Prasannatmananda will speak in Bengali on Deva-vani. September 10 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.45 pm: Swami Vamanananda will speak on Spiritual Retreat and Guided Meditation. September 10 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Mundaka Upanishad.

SEMINAR

September 10 & 11 at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture, 3 Regent Park; 5.30 pm: Inauguration of a birth centenary seminar on Nishikanto. Hosted by Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture in collaboration with Sahitya Akademi and Visva Bharati.

EXHIBITION

Till September 24 at CIMA Gallery; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life 2009 — Exclusive sarees, fashion wear, stoles & scarves, jewellery, brocade handbags, T-shirts, books, masks, exclusive textiles, bed spreads, table linen, decorative arts, brass items, wall hangings, carpets and dhurries. September 10 at Nari Seva Sangha, Jodhpur Park, #98361 46239; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Kreasions organises an exhibition of designer sarees, salwar suits, tops gents’ punjabi, etc. Till September 10 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: Emami Chisel Art presents Pages from the Craft, an exclusive handicraft exhibition organised by Stuti Crafts and patronised by Haripada Dutta Lane Social Welfare Action & Guide. Till September 11 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mahul organises an exhibition on Sukumar Ray’s works. Till September 12 at Kamala, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 10 am - 7 pm: Festive Collection — an exhibition of sarees, dupattas, stoles and silver jewellery. Till September 15 at Jain House, 8/1 Esplanade East, #9831604270: Calcutta Fashion Week designer Sujata Sarawgi showcases hand-woven and printed sarees and dupattas. Till September 16 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan presents a Puja collection of exclusive sarees from the South and prints by Design. Till September 20 at Astha, 19 Lake Road; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Exhibition of Lucknowi chikan sarees, suit material, kurtis, etc. Till September 21 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #9831038115; 11 am - 5.30 pm: Chandni displays her festive collection of sarees, lehengas and diaper cakes for baby showers and arrivals. Till September 22 at 1/57B Dover Place; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya launches its Puja collections of designer sarees and meklas. Till September 24 at Darbari, P-249 Purna Das Road, #2464 4027; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition showcasing exclusive hand-embroidered, printed and woven ladies and men’s wear. Till September 21 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #9831038115; 11 am - 5.30 pm: Chandni displays her festive collection of sarees, lehengas and diaper cakes for baby showers and arrivals. Till September 24 at Central Cottage Industries, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 10 am - 7 pm: Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd organises an exclusive saree exhibition. Till September 24 (except Sundays) at Micasa, 229 AJC Bose Road, Crescent Tower, 6th floor; 11.30 am - 6.30 pm: An exhibition of furniture and affordable art. Till September 24 at 80G Sarat Bose Road, #98310 38115; 11 am - 5 pm: Chandni presents designer sarees, light lehengas and bridal wear. Also, daiper cakes for baby arrivals and baby shower.

QUIZ

September 10 at Seth Anandaram Jaypuriya College auditorium; 11 am onwards: Seth Anandaram Jaypuriya College presents Brainstormm-2009, an inter-college quiz contest for three-member teams. For details, contact Roop Gosami (9051160441). September 12 at St Xavier’s College auditorium; 4 pm - 8 pm: ALSOC Alumni Quiz for three-member teams from the same school or college, with at least one member being an alumnus of the institution. No entry fee. QM: Gautam Ghosh. Celebrity guest QM: Neil O’Brien. Eight teams qualify for the final. For details, contact Shankar Ramalingam (98300 09889) or Gautam Ghosh (98300 44093). September 12 at Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan auditorium; 3 pm onwards: Brainstormer ’09, the annual undergraduate/+2 level quizzing event of Netaji Subhash Engineering College for three-member teams. QM: Errol O’Brien. No entry fee. For details log on to www.brainstormer.co.in or call Soumalya Ghosh (9830638763).

WORKSHOP

September 10 - 13 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road; 5pm: Starmark will hold a Story with Yoga programme for children between 6 years and 10 years, in which Mira and Daleep Kakkar of the Kathakars, with a yoga choreographer, will retell classic wisdom tales from around the world, and children will act them out with yoga poses. For more details, call 99039 85097All 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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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