Modern man’s dilemma Human bonds are sadly disintegrating due to the pressures of a highly commercial and competitive way of life. Based on a story by Mohit Chattopadhyay, Shohan’s latest production, Daaho, explores this unfortunate social phenomenon, but with a difference. Operating on two levels, the play puts forward another contemporary crisis afflicting the world today: the conflict between personal profit and social welfare. The primary action of the play focuses on Tapu, a young man who is estranged from his parents and younger siblings. His father Bhabatosh Sen is the owner of a factory manufacturing tobacco products. Tapu voices his contempt against his father’s wealth that has been accumulated at the cost of endangering the lives of others. He subsides into depression and is eventually sent away for treatment. This activates the second tier of action, and Bhabatosh Sen’s alter-ego Mr O.K. appears on stage. The alter-ego awakens his conscience; as his relationship with his son reaches a point of no-return, he realises the futility of an opulence amassed from an immoral business. Ultimately, when his son refuses to return home after recovery, Bhabatosh Sen sets his own factory ablaze. A cohesive production with deft portrayal of characters and supported by well-designed visual effects, it promises to offer food for thought to an introspective audience. Direction: Anish Ghosh. Event: Play in Bengali, Daaho, produced by Shohan When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Madhusudan Mancha

Art

Till May 20 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Somnath Hore: Bronzes, Drawings, Watercolours. Till May 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Samaya presents its group exhibition of painting and sculpture. Featuring works by Kanti Choudhury, Tapan Chakraborty, Dipankar Pal, Sanjib Das, Papia Chakraborty, Prahlad Prasad, Muktiram Maiti, Aparna Biswas and Rathin Modak. Till May 22 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #24642617; 2 pm - 7 pm: A retrospective show of sculptures by Sarbari Roy Choudhury. Till May 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Indian Society of Oriental Art presents its annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till May 23 at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #98300 15854; 11 am - 8 pm (Monday to Saturday): Tell-Tale: Fiction, Falsehood & Fact 2 — contemporary artist’s narrative perspective on stories and storytellers. Featuring works by Amritah Sen, Anupam Chakraborty, Rajesh Deb, Sarnath Banerjee and Sujay Mukherjee. Curated by Dr Paula Sengupta. Till May 24 at Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: The Vase and The Lines — new works by Tarshito. Till May 25 at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #9830050568; 3 pm - 8 pm: Heritage Happenings — an exhibition of sketches and watercolours by Samir Biswas. Till May 28 at Ashutosh Birth Centenary Hall, Indian Museum; 11 am - 6 pm: An exhibition on Rock Art of India from Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal. Till May 30 (except Sundays and holidays) at Museum & Art Gallery, The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park; 10.30 am - 1 pm & 2.30 pm - 7 pm: Glimpses of Ancient India — paintings by Prabhatmohan Bandyopadhyay (1904-1987). Till May 30 (except Sunday) at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur E.M. Bypass, #40113182/83; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by young artists. Till May 30 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings, to mark Buddha Purnima, by Sanatan Dinda, Sudipta Karmakar, Katayun Saklat, Sudita Tewari, Subuddha Ghosh, Bratin Khan, Ramkumar Manna, Atin Basak and Giovanna Caruso. Till June 5 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery; 11 am - 6 pm: Horizon: Inspiring future talents in Art! Showcasing works by Sarbani Ganguly, Joydeep Chatterjee, Supriyo Das, Bharat Das, Dipankar Chanda, Susanta Chowdhury, Polly Basu (Das), Jonaki Pal, Arup Lodh, Soumya Kishore Chakraborty and Subir Dey.

SYMPOSIUM

May 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Symposium (English, Bengali and Hindi) on Sri Ramakrishna’s Lay Disciples. Opening song by Swami Shubhakarananda. Participants: Swami Shubhakarananda, Swami Atmeswarananda, Swami Ritananda and Swami Shivadananda. Swami Prasannatmananda will preside.

TALK

May 19 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Bishnupada Jana will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita Prasanga.

DRAMA

May 19 at Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm & May 23 at Academy of Fine Arts, 3 pm: Shohan presents its latest production, Daaho, written by Mohit Chattopadhyay and directed by Anish Ghosh. May 19 at Academy of Fine Arts, 6.30 pm: Natyaranga presents Dadu Chay Nati Chay. Direction: Swapan Sengupta. May 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Chalo Patol Tuli, based on Shibram Chakraborty’s story. Drama, music & direction: Arindam Ganguly. May 20 at Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm: Ajantrik presents Pratham Paath, written and directed by Ramaprasad Banik. May 20 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Thealight will stage its latest production, Nakshi Kanthar Math. Design & direction: Atanu Sarkar. May 21 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s monthly theatre show will feature Thikana Bharatbarsha, produced by Samskar Bharati Paschimbanga and directed by Bikas Bhattacharya. May 21 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Belghoria Ethic will stage Sthananka(n), written and directed by Debasis Sengupta. May 21 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Apsara Theater-er Mamla, based on a story by Satyajit Ray. Drama & music: Arindam Ganguly. Direction & in Feluda’s role: Sabyasachi Chakraborty. May 21 at Madhusudan Mancha, 6.30 pm: Samikshan will stage Anya Bhuban. Direction: Pankaj Munshi. May 22 at Girish Mancha & May 24 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Bratyajan presents Ruddha Sangeet. Drama & direction: Bratya Basu. May 23 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Proscenium presents Badal Sircar’s Sari Raat (in Hindi). Translated into Hindi by Dr Pratibha Agarwal, the play is directed by Sheo Kr Jhunjhunwala. May 23 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Chinmaya Yuva Kendra presents its latest production, Death - My death is dead, a drama based on the ancient text of Kathopanishad. Passes at Chinmaya Mission, 24665069, 24647076.

PERFORMING ARTS

May 21 at Nazrul Mancha; 5 pm: The Thalassaemia Society of India presents a musical evening, Lahari, featuring Fossils and Lopamudra. May 21 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of classical music featuring Uday Bhawaklar (dhrupad) with Apurbalal Manna (pakhawaj), and Chetan Joshi (sitar) with Sujit Saha (tabla). May 22 at Indumati Sabhagriha, Jadavpur University; 6 pm: Kheya presents Kabi Pranam, an evening of Tagore songs and poems.

WORKSHOP

May 25 - 29, June 1 - 5 & June 8 - 12 at 18 Dover Road; 10 am - 12 noon, 4 pm - 6 pm: Alphaville - Centre for After school Solutions is conducting Summer Fiesta, a creative and funfilled summer workshop for children. For registration, call 9831185193, 9830167433, 40081906. May 19 - 22 at Starmark, G-202 City Centre, Salt Lake; 10.30 am - 12.30 pm: Starmark will hold craft workshops for children on clay modelling, paper art, sand art and patachitra (scroll painting). At 3 Lord Sinha Road, 10.30 am - 1 pm: Mad Science workshop for children. For more details and registration, call 99039 85097. May 19 - 23 at Calcutta Art Center, 213 Metropolis Mall, Hiland Park: Art camp for chidren 4 yrs to 7 yrs from 11 am to 1 pm; and 8 yrs to 12 yrs from 2 pm to 4 pm. For registration, call 65228283, 9432646257. May 21 - 23 (9.30 am - 11 am) & May 26 - 27 (12 noon - 2.30 pm) at the Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road: Creative Radio Jockey Workshop for Beginners (for the age group 17 yrs to 19 yrs) to be conducted by Dipanjan. To register, call 24556942/43. May 21 - 25 at the Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 6 pm: Graphic Novel Workshop with writer Rimi B. Chatterjee. To register, call 24556942/43.

FILM SHOW

Till May 20 at Nandan-2: Ritiwik Ghatak Retrospective, hosted by Nandan and Ritwik Memorial Trust. Today: Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (at 3 pm) and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo (at 6 pm). Tomorrow at 3 pm: Samasta (short film).

EXHIBITION

Till May 30 at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, 7 Jawaharlal nehru Road: An exhibition of cotton sarees, titled Summer Cool, procured from different parts of India.

QUIZ

May 24 at Jadavpur University, Engineering Science Building, 2nd floor, Physics room, Gate no. 3, behind Central Library; 9.30 am (reporting), 10 am - 11.30 am (quiz): The Karnataka Quiz Association (KQA) will hold Mahaquizzer, an all-India written quiz contest open to individual entrants. The quiz will be held simultaneously at 12 locations in India. Prizes will be awarded in each city to the best school entrant, the best college entrant, the best woman entrant and the person scoring the highest in that city. The title, Mahaquizzer, will go to the person scoring highest in the country. In this contest, participants are required to answer 150 questions in 90 minutes. Contact Rudradeep (9836344694) and mail Mahaquizzer@gmail.com to register.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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