Going green for good living We first came to know about ‘flower power’ way back in the 1970s, but here is an event that will make us realise its significance in the true sense of the term. These days, it is fashionable to have some flowers in your garden, or even some pretty flowers placed at focal points in your house. And in a city like ours, where highrises do not leave much space for nature, house plants become all the more important. They fulfil the needs of a healthier living environment and, at the same time, beautify the space around us. With this idea in mind, the Agri-Horticultural Society of India (AHSI) is hosting its annual House Plants Expo, which focuses on beautifying interiors with house plants. House plants not only brighten up a room with colour and energy, they are pleasing to the eye and have several health benefits. Decorating the house with house plants can purify the air in and around it. Such plants can also make one feel calmer and more optimistic about life, and can do wonders for the morale. This year’s exposition showcases a great many varieties that, besides being aesthetically beautiful, also have a number of beneficial properties. Event: Annual house plants expo hosted by Agri-Horticultural Society of India When: Till November 14; 7 am - 7 pm Where: Agri-Horticultural Society of India, main lawn and H.B. Kanoi Exhibition Hall, 1 Alipore Road

ART

Till November 20 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers (2nd floor), 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, 2485 8509 / 8717; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Yeh Image Mahaan: India meets Bharat. Participating artists: Manas Acharya, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Sumitro Basak, Jyoti Bhatt, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Meera Devidayal, Ashish Ghosh, Debraj Goswami, M.F. Husain, Farhad Hussain, Ganesh Pyne, Jamini Roy, Kingshuk Sarkar, Shakila, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Sanjeev Sonpimpare, Abanindranath Tagore, Chintan Upadhyay, JWT, Rediffusion Dentsu Young & Rubican Pvt. Ltd, and other works. November 12 - December 4 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, 2463 0465 / 4001 2289: Where Am I? — an exhibition of the works of Anja Ciupka, Stefan Panhans, Sebastian Stumpf and Claudia Wieser. Curated by Dr Barbara J. Scheuermann. Opening preview today at 6 pm. Till November 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery (A); 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Tilok Mandal and Sudip Banerjee. Till November 20 at Eye on Art Gallery, 3 Pretoria Street, Chandrakunj Building, 2nd floor; 1 pm - 8 pm: The second solo exhibition of paintings by Dipak Ghosh. Till November 14 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, 2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group show by the members of Germination. Participating artists: Dipankar Sankrityayan, Gour Gopal Bhowmick, Pradip Kumar Jha, Prasun Chakraborty, Subrata Chakraborty, Tushar Biswas and Uddhriti Das. Curated by Abhishek Pandey. Till November 14 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Canvas Artists’ Circle presents its 49th annual exhibition. Featuring works by Aloke Bhattacharya, Anjan Bhattacharya, Ashok Roy, Balai Karmakar, Chaitali Chanda, Dr Debasis Bhattacharya, Dipankar Ray, Gauranga Kundu, Hareet Basu, Kalyan Chakraborty, Malay Das, Prithwis Sikdar, Swapnesh Choudhury, Shyamali Mukherjee Bhattacharya and Sreela Sen. Till November 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Colours and Beyond — an exhibition of paintings by Swapan Sarkar and Nabanita Banerjee. Till November 16 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The group, an association of women artists, presents its 27th annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Participating artists: Shyamasree Basu, Dr Anjali Sengupta, Tapati Mukherjee, Arati Das, Anita Dutta, Sudeshna Das, Minati Nath, Madhusree Mucchal, Rina Mustafi, Swantana Dutta, Bharati Choudhury, Maitreyee Chatterjee, Nilima Goel and Banashree Khan. Till November 21 at Taj Bengal, Promenade Lounge; 11 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of Dhiren Sasmal’s canvases. Till November 15 (except Sunday) at Ahuja Museum for Arts, 26 Lee Road, ground floor, 40034974 / 22894745; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sujit Karmakar. Till November 26 (except Mondays & November 21) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of works of two masters Ajit Chakraborty (sculptor) and Sailen Mitra (painter). Till November 30 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, 24653212; 11 am - 7 pm: Ganges Art Gallery presents Jogen Chowdhury: Drawings, Doodles and Sketches.

PHOTOGRAPHS

November 12 - 14 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 10 am - 6.30 pm: Apertures — an exhibition of photographs by Jyotica Sikand. Inauguration this evening at 6.30 by Moon Moon Sen. Till November 13 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Harrington Mansions, Flat # 5 & 25B, 2nd floor; 2282 9220/1; 12 noon - 7 pm: The Harrington Street Arts Centre hosts Raghu Rai: Calcutta, Kolkata “It Never Begins, It Never Ends”, an exhibition of the works by the country’s most renowned photographer. Presented by Ina Puri. Till November 26 (except Saturdays) at Creative Ritu, 3/2A C N C Street, Bhowanipore, 9831001947; 4 pm - 8 pm: The first solo exhibition of travel photographs by Raja Abhimanyu.

DRAMA

November 12 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Natyaranga presents Binodini Katha. Direction: Swapan Sengupta.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till November 14 at Uttam Mancha: Rasikhapriya celebrates its 18th anniversary with a festival of Carnatic music dedicated in memory of K.S. Krishnamurthi. Today at 6.15 pm: Violin (duet) by Vasantha Kannan and Calcutta K. Srividya. Accompanied by Calcutta K. Mohan (mridangam) and Trichy K. Murali (ghatam). November 13 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: As a fundraising exercise, Mahila Seva Samity presents a Bharata Natyam recital by Alarmel Valli. November 14 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 10.30 am: Vocal recital by Vidushi Manjusha Patil, accompanied by Ramdas Palsule (tabla) and Shriram Hasabnis (harmonium).

TALK

November 12 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Inauguration of a three-day national seminar: Remembering the Pundits of Eastern India. November 12 at Vivekananda Hall, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will speak on Kenopanishad. November 12 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Swami Achyutananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Leelaprasanga.

FESTIVAL

Till November 12 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3&6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, Lake Gardens, 2417 5058: Skanda Shasti Festival. Today at 7.30 am: Santohomam, Prayaschita Abhishekam, Moolavarmaha Abhishekam, Deeparadhanai; at 7 pm: Thirukalyanam, Thirumangalya Dharanam, Idumbanpuja, Aashiravadam, Samaradhanai.

BOOK LAUNCH

November 12 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 6.30 pm: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing away of great Russian writer, philosopher and prophet Lev Tolstoy, Har Anand Publishers, New Delhi, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Calcutta, and Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta host the launch of A Hundred Years of Lev Tolstoy and the Indian Connection written by Achala Moulik Moses, IAS (retd). Vladimir V. Lazarev, consul general of the Russian Federation in Calcutta, will release the book.

WORKSHOP

November 12 & 13 at Gold’s Gym, Horizon, 5th floor, 57 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 10 am - 2 pm & 3 pm - 7 pm: A health and yoga workshop for expectant mothers. Expert presence: Sonali Shivlani, internationally-certified childbirth and lactation educator. The workshop will focus on a whole new outlook and pregnancy preparation along with a step by step guide for expecting mothers with vital tips on diet regimen, exercise schedule and post-natal care covering different aspects of motherhood. For details, call 30580301 or 9831548970.

IN MEMORIAM

November 13 at St Xavier’s College Auditorium; 3 pm onwards: The family of Prof. P. Lal and St Xavier’s College (Calcutta) Alumni Association invite all friends, well-wishers and his students to the memorial and condolence meeting. Speakers will include the Reverend Fathers representing the College, Dr Pradip Bhattacharya, Prof. Subhas Saha, Prof. Chinmoy Guha and others from the gathering.

SIT ’N’ DRAW

November 13 at Starmark, Mani Square (2nd floor); 3 pm - 5 pm: Starmark will hold a sit ’n’ draw competition on the theme, Green Calcutta, for children in the age-groups 3 years to 5 years, 5 years to 8 years and 8 years to 12 years, and, at all its city outlets, lucky dips and gifts on purchases by children. For more details, call 99039 85097.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-700001; Fax: 2234-8244

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