Ode to a vibrant city A city that forever mixes cultures, cuisines, religions and languages, Hyderabad is the perfect destination for the modern cosmopolitan who also values the heritage of the past. A dazzling collection that captures the essence of the city, The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad, edited by Syeda Imam, offers glimpses of the various strands that go into its making — fact and legend, hi-tech lifestyle and old world charm, eccentricity and intrigue, sophisticated calm and the fury of rebellion. In it, readers can discover a city they want to explore, as Sarojini Naidu, Sir Mark Tully and William Dalrymple rub shoulders with Ian Austin, Meenakshi Mukherjee and Anees Jung, regaling them with their feast of hard facts and hearsay. Filmmakers Shyam Benegal and Nagesh Kukunoor paint their vivid memories of home; also, poets, statesmen, academics and aficionados hold forth on the completely different Hyderabad each experienced. To celebrate the publication of the book, Penguin Books India and Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta host a programme that promises to stimulate the intellect. Pandit Vijay Kichlu will read from the work of Hyderabadi poets. Dhritiman Chaterji and Syeda Imam will participate in a discussion on City as Stimulus, moderated by Anjum Katyal. Also, Zafar Hai’s documentary, Hyderabad — A Place in the Heart, will be screened. Event: A programme to celebrate the launch of The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad, published by Penguin Books India When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street

art

Till October 18 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatala Road, #2463-6731/32; 11 am - 7 pm: Second Self — an exhibition of illustrations and paintings by artists from Bengal’s leading dailies. Till October 18 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Legends and other portraits — a solo exhibition of portraits by Sabita Dhar. Till October 18 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of drawings and sketches by Biswajit Guha Roy. Till October 19 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: West Bengal Correctional Services presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by the inmates of correctional homes of West Bengal. Till October 19 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Budhaditya Banerjee makes his debut with a solo exhibition of paintings, based on the Indian style symbolising Indian shastra and philosophy. Till October 22 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm: Inspiration — a show by senior artists. Participants: Adimoolam, Anita Roychowdhury, Bijon Chowdhury, Ganesh Haloi, Gautam Mukherjee, Laxma Goud, Palaniappan, Paritosh Sen, Prakash Karmakar, R.B. Bhaskaran, Sekhar Roy, Shipra Bhattacharya, Subroto Chowdhury, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy and Surya Prakash. Till October 23 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: 3 Masters Briefly — an exhibition of the works by Francis Newton Souza, Jagdish Swaminathan and Meera Mukherjee. Till October 30 (except Sunday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027; 12 noon - 7 pm: GenNext III, the annual show of Aakriti Art Gallery featuring an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints, textiles, video and photographs by contemporary artists below 40 years of age, including foreign participants from different continents. Till October 31 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Contemporary Art on Display — works by Partho Pratim Deb, Paresh Maity, S. Pranam Singh, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Shilajit Ghosh, Nabendu Roy, Sudipto Karmakar, Saumya Kanti Mukhopadhyay and others. Till October 31 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Art Fair 2008 — a collection of affordable art. Featuring works by Manoj Dutta, Munindra Rajbongshi, Chandana Hore, Parag Adhikari, Anup Giri and Madhuri Jalan.

DRAMA

October 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Samikshan presents Manmoyee Girls School, directed by Pankaj Munshi. October 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Chandan Sen’s Daibaddha. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya. October 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sansriti will stage Surjo Pora Chhai. Drama & direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay. October 18 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Rangapat presents Aurangzeb. Direction: Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay. October 18 at Ramgopal Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natadha presents Morosa. Dir: Shib Mukhopadhyay. October 19 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage two short plays, Bneche Thaka and Swarnochampa. Dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya. October 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba-Paschim presents Tagore’s Chaturanga. Direction: Bratya Basu. October 19 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha. Drama: Mahesh Elkunchwar. Bengali adaptation & direction: Soumitra Chattopadhyay. October 19 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Spandan IPTA presents Anticlock, written and directed by Sangram Guha. October 19 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nabamayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Gopichand. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay. October 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan will stage Hawa Badal. Drama & direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay. October 19 at Natya Academy Bhawan; 6.45 pm: Total Theatre presents Just Pagoler Prolap. Designed by Santanu Bandyopadhyay.

PERFORMING ARTS

n October 18 & 19 at Birla Academy; 6 pm: Rhythm presents its 27th annual music concert. Oct. 18: Rosy Dutta Pandit (vocal) with Sujit Saha (tabla) and Ratin Majumder (harmonium); Sandip Chatterjee (santoor) with Sujit Saha (tabla) and Gourab Chatterjee (harmonium); and Bhola Nath Mishra vocal) with Biswajit Dev (tabla) and Khagesh Kirtania (harmonium). Oct. 19: Taal-Bichitra (Dir: Sujit Saha) by the students of Rthythm; Arun Bhaduri (vocal) with Sujit Saha (tabla); and Buddhadev Dasgupta (sarod) with Samar Saha (tabla). October 18 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Utsaha-Udvas presents an evening of reading and Tagore songs. Featuring Joy Goswami in a programme of reading, titled Tumi Jano, Srijatokishor? and Rahul Mitra and Sayan Bandyopadhyay in a programme of Tagore songs, titled Aamaar Chola Nabin Pataye.... October 18 at the Far Pavilion, Tollygunge Club; 7.15 pm: Black Dog and Tollygunge Club, in association with Leather Club and Open Doors, present A Tribute to The Doors. Featuring the city band, Insomnia (picture above), along with singers Rishi Chanda and Samidh Mukherjee (both from Hip Pocket) who will relive the magic of Jim Morrison and The Doors with such superhits as LA Woman, Light My Fire, Roadhouse Blues and Love Me Two Times. October 19 at Phoenix Room, The Saturday Club; 7.30 pm: Antiquity and The Saturday Club, in association with Open Doors, present Sharad Sammelan — an evening of Tagore songs by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair. October 20 - 22 at Bharatiyam, IB 201 Salt Lake; 4.30 pm - 8.30 pm: A three-day cultural festival on Orissa hosted by Government of Orissa and EZCC. Featuring folk and classical dances, theatre, handloom, handicrafts, cuisine and tourist attractions. Details at #2335 6796.

TALK

October 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Prasannatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sannyasi Sampraday: Prachye O Pashchatye.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till October 19 at Dum Dum Motijheel College; 5 pm - 9 pm: The 51st International Salon of Photographic Art, hosted by Photographic Association of Dum Dum. Featuring 84 works of 58 photo-artists of 14 countries.

EXHIBITION

October 18 at The Park, Banquets; 10 am - 8 pm: Rotary Club of Calcutta Chowrenghee RI District 3291 presents Parampara Pret, a pre-Diwali festive collection of fashion, jewellery and lifestyle products. October 18 at Kanoi Hall, The Horticulture Society of India, Alipore; 11 am - 7 pm: Friends of Tribal Society presents Kshitij, an eclectic mix of traditional as well as trendy products. Also, a fete on October 19, 3.30 pm onwards. October 17 onwards at 85 Lansdowne, 85B sarat Bose Road, #2486 2136; 11 am - 7.30 pm: A week-long exhibition of creative designs for the wardrobe and home. Till October 19 at Fabindia, Hindustan Park & FMC Fortuna: Riot of Colours - Just Silk, an exhibition of silk kurtas, sarees and garment accessories. Till October 27 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of unstitched salwar kurtas and durries. Till October 31 (except Sundays & public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 7 pm: The New Idyllic — Indigenous art from Madhya Pradesh. Till October 18 at Moksh, 22 Camac Street: Rugsgallore presents a collection of woolen and leather carpets, rugs, bathmats and beanbags. Details with Veena (9830109698) or Ritu (9331003755).

READING

October 19 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of confused clashes involving Duryodhana, Dhristadyumna, Arjuna, Asvatthaman and Salya, with Bhima defeating Duryodhana and Yudhisthira defeating Salya, in the 444th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa's Mahabharata.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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