Synthesized style Bengal has always been the one of the most fertile repositories of artistic talent in the country. Art of Young Bengal, the ongoing exhibition of paintings by some of the better known young painters from this state, is a celebration of the fresh, innovative trends in contemporary art that, at the same time, are natural extensions of the glorious artistic traditions of the eras gone by. The works on show are an attestation of the truth that no single predominant style rules the art scene now, as at any point of time. Instead, many trends co-exist harmoniously and inter-penetrate homogeneously, assimilating to become the style of that generation. Participating artists include Chandra Bhattacharya, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Chhatrapati Dutta (one of his paintings appears above), Debraj Goswami, Gautam Das, Habibur Rahman, Mahula Ghosh, Prasanta Sahu, Rajarshi Biswas, Samindranath Majumdar, Sheikh Shahjahan, Tanmay Samanta and Tapas Konar. Curator: Pranabranjan Ray. Event: Paintings by young artists from Bengal When: Till July 19, 3 pm - 7 pm Where: Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 1st floor

Art

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 16 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Anindya Roy. Till 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. 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 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 11 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: The concluding day of Calcutta Theatre Festival 2006 features a street-play by Theatre Spandan. Also (at 6.30 pm), Gobardanga Naksha presents Mahanagar. Direction: Ashis Das and (at 7.40 pm), Swapno Sandhani presents Bankubabur Bandhu. Direction: Koushik Sen. 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 12 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.15 pm: Anubhab presents an evening of poetry and music featuring songs by Mita Dastidar, Sayela Guha, Sukla Acharya Mandal and others and recitation by Partha Mukherjee, Bijoylakshmi Burman and others. Compere: Shekhar Dey. 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 G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6 pm: ITC Sangeet Research Academy presents a programme of Hindustani classical music featuring ITC-SRA gurus and scholars. Participants (on July 15): Sucheta Ganguly, Sandip Bhattacharya, Ruchira Kale & Pt Ulhas Kashalkar (vocal) and Abir Hossain (sarod); (on July 16) Sumana Gupta, Nilanjana Roy, Sameehan Kashalkar & Vidushi Girija Devi (vocal) and Supratik Sengupta (sitar).

talk

July 11 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Govinda Gopal Mukhopadhyay will speak in Bengali on Srimad Bhagavad Gitay Sri Bhagabaner Antim Upadesh. July 11 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7.15 pm: On the occasion of Guru Purnima, Swami Vamananda will discourse on The Great Heritage and its Holy Impact of Guruvad.

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. Till July 12 at P-8 Gariahat Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Karma Kutir?s exhibition of home-decor items.

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 occasion of Guru Purnima.

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