Saying it with colours Over the ages, artists have associated themselves with peoples’ movements. The sensitive, thinking person is compelled to express when his or her soul feels outraged. Mamata Banerjee’s is one such soul. Titled 25 Hours in a Day, Chapter Two, her second art exhibition is described as a “public figure’s shy, private space”. She developed the habit of drawing sketches casually to help her concentrate during meetings. Perhaps unspoken words from her heart found form on canvas, capturing for posterity her moments of pain and joy. Her paintings are distinguished by a startling innocence and simplicity, reflecting the turmoil of soul seeking refuge from storm. The proceeds from the exhibition shall go for the benefit of the victims of Nandigram violence. One of her paintings from the ongoing exhibition appears here. The exhibition has been curated by eminent artist Shuvaprasanna. Event: An exhibition-cum-sale of paintings by Mamata Banerjee When: Till January 20; 12 noon - 8 pm Where: Indian Museum, Asutosh Birth Centenary Hall

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January 19 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 5 pm: Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi will inaugurate Art of Satyajit Ray, an exhibition of the master filmmaker’s fascinating world of art. The exhibition continues till January 25. Presented by Ray Society. Till January 19 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artwork and hologram by young artists of Chicago. Till January 19 at Gallery Chemould, 12F Park Street, #22298641; 2 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Tamali Dasgupta. Till January 20 at Artspace India, 7 Deodar Street; #24764612; 2 pm - 7 pm: Graphic paintings and drawings by Sharmila Roy. Till January 22 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of Tanjore and Brindavan paintings by Paromita Sircar. Till January 24 (except Sunday) at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Shivam Chambers, 2nd floor; #30523243; 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm: Soul Search, an exhibition of Priyanka (Gupta) Agarwal’s art works. Till February 9 (except Sundays) at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road, #24484925; 11.30 am - 8 pm: Journey into the world of artist Lalu Prasad Shaw — a retrospective show. Till February 16 at CIMA Gallery (except Sundays & public holidays); Mondays: 2 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Freedom: Sixty years after Indian Independence. An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by renowned artists.

DRAMA

January 19 at Academy of Fine Arts: Mukhomukhi presents Soumitra 74, featuring the play Aarohan (starring: Soumitra Chatterjee) at 3 pm; and documentary Pulu (dir: Arunendra Mukhopadhyay) and the play, Kurbani (starring: Soumitra Chatterjee) at 6.30 pm January 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rangroop presents Byaram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. January 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Theatre Commune presents Gaganendra, written and directed by Neelkantha Sengupta. January 20 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts and Lok-Krishti present Krishna Gahwar. Direction: Bratya Basu. January 20 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sansriti presents Surjo-pora Chhai, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. January 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan presents Hawa Badal. Direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay. January 20 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi presents Aarohan, starring: Soumitra Chatterjee. January 21 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents Jude’s ‘farcical musical’, The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Direction: Ananda Lal.

TALK

January 19 at Seagull Bookstore, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 4 pm: Habib Tanvir will speak on Theatre Scene in India. Also, a question-answer session. Presented by Spicmacay, Calcutta. January 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.45 pm: Swami Girishananda will speak on Swami Sishya Sambad. January 19 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak on Manovijnan O Atmatattwa.

PERFORMING ARTS

January 19 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Renowned German choreographer Pina Bausch and the Tanztheater Wuppertal present their latest production, Bamboo Blues. Till January 21 at Mohar Kunj (Citizen’s Park); 4.30 pm: Association of Professional Performing Singers (West Bengal) presents Bangla Gaaner Saat Sandhya, a programme of Bengali songs by different artistes. January 19 at Indumati Sabhagriha (Jadavpur); 6 pm: Sur-Sanghati’s first music conference features Sangeeta Sengupta (vocal), Sukdeb Goswami (vocal) and Asim Chowdhury (sitar). January 19 at Kala Mandir; 9 pm onwards (night-long): Sabrang Sangeet Sammelan organised by Sabrang Music Trust. Featuring Pandit Manas Chakraborty (vocal), Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri with Saikat and Nilanjan Chaudhuri (tabla trio), Koushiki Desikan (vocal), Ambarish Das (vocal), Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar), Veenai Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena), Rakesh Chaurasia (flute), Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) and Pramath Kiran (percussion). January 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10.30 am: Nakshatra presents Tarpan — a solo recital of Tagore songs by Sharmila Roy Pommot and reading by Samik Bandyopadhyay.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till January 20 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Made in India (2005-2007), an exhibition of photographs by Martin Waelde. Till February 3 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Ramkinkar in Focus - Through the Eyes of Devi Prasad, an exhibition of photographs of Ramkinkar Baij’s works taken by Devi Prasad. A few of Ramkinkar’s paintings are also on view. Curated by Dr Naman Ahuja of the School of Arts & Aesthetics, JNU, New Delhi. Till February 9 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Ladies of Calcutta— an exhibition of photographs by Dayanita Singh. Till February 12 at Alliance Française du Bengale Gallery, 217 AJC Bose Road, #22815538; 10 am - 5.30 pm: Eurography, a photo exhibit by Rono.

JOURNAL RELEASE

January 19 at Science City Mini Auditorium; 6 pm: Eminent litterateur Sunil Gangopadhyay will release the latest issue (on eastern tradition) of Ashish Mohan Khokar’s attendance, the dance journal of India.

KIDS’ CORNER

January 19 at Crossword, 8 Elgin Road; 4 pm: The craft-making session (envelope making and gift wrapping) for children 8 yrs - 15 yrs.

EXHIBITION

Till January 20 at Park Banquets, The Park Hotel; 11 am - 8 pm: Exhibit presents Gadgetise 2008 - India’s premier expo on gadgets and lifestyle products. Till January 19 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of jewellery and photography by Eina Aluwalia. Till January 19 at Weavers Studio, 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place, #24408926; 9.30 am - 6.30 pm: Weavers Studio presents handcrafted tribal, traditional and contemporary textiles, and weaves, prints and embroideries. Till February 1 (Monday to Friday) at Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan; 10 am - 6 pm: Young:Germany, an interactive exhibition on German Youth Culture.

READING

January 20 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11 am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya's report of Bhima defeating Karna, his recovery and fresh assault on Yudhisthira's army, and the consequent Kaurava-Pandava carnage, in the 408th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa's Mahabharata.

AWARD CEREMONY

January 20 at Science City Auditorium; 4 pm: ATN Bangla presents the 16th Kalakar Awards for excellence in cinema, television and entertainment.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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