Art for environmental awareness The result of a prolonged interest and involvement in the area of environmental crisis, The Missing Link, the ongoing exhibition of paintings by Rajiba Lochan Pani, features conceptual landscapes in a state of disease, decay and destruction. The works on show denote the discord, contradiction and conflict between man and nature as a consequence of the former’s excessive and indiscriminate interference and exploitation over the latter. A sense of isolation, insulation and detachment pervades the paintings, that no longer operate on a purely visual level. Envisaged as a combination of signs articulating multi-layered meaning, they comment on subjects such as global warming, deforestation, bio-diversity losses, ozone and freshwater depletion, to name a few. Most importantly, the paintings succeed in generating fundamental awareness on environmental crisis as an integral part of human existence on this planet and the need to protect and save it at all costs. lEvent: An exhibition of paintings by Rajiba Lochan Pani lWhen: Till June 19; 2 pm - 7.30 pm lWhere: Gallery Kolkata, 2nd floor, 41 Shakespeare Sarani

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June 19 - 24 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Fourth Dimension, an exhibition of paintings featuring the works of Arnab Mukherjee, Chandra Nath Saha, Soumitra Chatterjee, Shubhabrata Bose, Sudipta Dutta, Sujata Kar Saha and Utpal Datta. June 19 - 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, South (A) Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of drawings and paintings by Tapan Chattopadhyay. Inauguration today at 6 pm. June 19 - 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery-II; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by the artists of Kolkata Canvas. Participants: Ranjan Mitra, Malay Chandan Saha, Aloke Kr Sardar, Akhilendu Bhowmik, Anirban Seth and Biswarup Halder. June 19 - 25 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: 6th group exhibition by Scarlet. Participating artists: Biplab Kar, Dhruba Ghosh, Pramit Parna Paul, Santanu Chakraborty, Sudipta Mazumder and Umakanta Das. Inauguration today at 5 pm. Till June 20 at Angan Art Gallery, 11 Fern Place; 4 pm - 8 pm: The Entity, a group of young artists, presents its first group exhibition of graphics and paintings. Participants: Binita Bandyopadhyay, Panchanan Das, Santanu Das and Suprabhat Bhaduri. Till June 21 at Sculpture Gallery, C/26 Bapuji Nagar, #24122907; 5 pm - 8 pm: Mother & Child, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Shanu Lahiri and Tapas Sarkar. Till June 23 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 3 pm: Pranay Gatha, an exhibition of paintings by Nikhil Biswas. Till June 23 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Bronzes by Debabrata Chakraborty. Till June 24 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 2 pm - 7 pm: Intimate Thoughts, Pristine Fables — a show of works by artists from Santiniketan. Till June 30 (except Sunday) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Monologues, paintings by Sudipto Dutta. Till June 30 (except Sunday) at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Confronting Globalization, artworks by Arun Bain, Barun Chowdhury, Debashish Manna, Debnath Basu, K. Prasun Roy, Kazi Nasir, Rabin Roy, Rajib Chowdhury and Rathin Kanji. Curated by Mrinal Ghosh. Till June 30 (except Sunday) at Domus Art Gallery, Showroom 7B (ground floor), Neelambar Building, 28/B Shakespeare Sarani; 11 am - 6 pm: Colours of Nature, an exhibition of watercolours by Milanendu Mondal. Till July 28 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show featuring about 50 artworks from across India. Till July 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Masters of Imagination, an exhibition of paintings by renowned artists.

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June 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Choopkatha presents its latest production, Chotoder Tolstoy. Total planning: Dolly Basu. June 19 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik presents Pratham Paath. Written and directed by Ramaprasad Banik. June 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents two plays by Bidhayak Bhattacharya: Draupadir Bastraharan (Dir: Sanat Chandra) and Pari-Chalona (Dir: Debashis Roychowdhury). June 20, 21 & 23 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Bhraman and Nirbak Abhinoy Academy present Asif Karimbhoy’s play, Nirab Katha. Translated by Suranjana Dasgupta and directed by K.R. Omkar. June 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natasena presents Gorur Garir Headlight, writtend and directed by Saroj Roy. June 20 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Kah. Direction: Bimal Chakraborty. June 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Manoj Mitra’s Nakchhabita. Direction: Bibhas Chakraborty. June 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Natyaranga presents Chhotku, a comedy dramatised by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Swapan Sengupta. June 21 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: A Slice of Life (English) — four short plays by well-known American screenwriter Frank D. Gilroy. Presented by Stagecraft and directed by Rohit Pombra. June 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet, a comedy directed by Anish Ghosh. June 22 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Katha Collage-2, comprising four short stories: Sayeed Premi’s Rihaee (Urdu), Shailendra Srivastava’s Sapne Ki Baat (Hindi), Madhu Kankria’s File (Hindi) and Anis Rafi’s Polythene Ki Deewar (Urdu). Design and direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala. June 22 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Patton and Spandan present Koi Ek Raat, a play in Hindi, written, desgned and directed by Ashok Singh. June 23 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Furrut, a Blank Verse production based on Upendra Kishore Roychowdhuri’s masterpiece. Drama & direction: Raja Bhattacharya.

PERFORMING ARTS

June 19 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11.45 pm: On the occasion of its 25th year in publishing, Seagull Books presents a midnight concert by Ustad Rashid Khan (vocal) accompanied by Anandagopal Bandyopadhyay (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium), and Ustad Shahid Parvez (sitar) with Subhankar Banerjee (tabla). June 21 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of classical music featuring Jainul Abedin (vocal) with Laxmi Narayan Mishra (tabla) and Rajendra Prasad Banerjee (harmonium), and Prattyush Banerjee (sarod) with Indranil Mallik (tabla). June 22 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: Kalakhetram’s 21st annual programme features dances by its students. Direction: Sushmita and Subhashish Bhattacharya.

talk

June 19 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi. June 19 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Atmabodhananda will discuss in Bengali on Sri Sri Mayer Katha. June 19 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7.15 pm: Swami Vamananandaji Maharaj will speak on How The Teachings of Gita Can Be Practised in Daily Life.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till June 20 at Boi-Chitra, top floor, College Street Coffee House; 3 pm - 8 pm: The Times: Then and Now (Samay Takhan, Samay Ekhan): Tebhaga Aar Nandigram — depicting the grim brutality of the state on the one hand and the indomitable spirit of the peasants on the other. The Tebhaga photographs taken by late Ananda Pal, one of the first staff photographers of Swadhinata, the organ of the undivided CPI, are a major attraction of the exhibition.

EXHIBITION

Till June 22 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road, #24614887; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents Monsoon Magic, an exhibition of cottons.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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