Calcutta panorama In Calcutta, the seams of modernity are encrusted with village idioms and pulsate with revolutionary zeal. The interweaving of religions, languages and the vestiges of colonialism all co-exist in the former capital of British India and the epicentre of the Bay of Bengal. Leena Kejriwal, the photographer, has walked the streets of old Calcutta in an attempt to come to terms with its palimpsest, arrested by the aesthetics of the city and its contemporary purpose. The photographs in East City — Kolkata Before the Campaign, her ongoing solo show, bear witness to the eastern dream of expansion and the rise of the technopolis on the former city’s carcass. The city has thrived on difference, and the photographer has captured both sides of the equation with equal ease. Besides, her lens brings into focus various interesting and distinguishing facets of the city: its people, its landmarks, its communities, its grand past and its could-be-better present, its natives, its immigrants, its history, its rituals, its festivals, its streets, its religion, its artisans and craftsmen, its culture, its everyday life, its richness along with its emptiness, its nature and, most of all, its vibrant colours. Curated by Shaheen Merali. Event: An exhibition of photographs by Leena Kejriwal When: Till March 5 (except Mondays & public holidays); 3pm - 8pm Where: Birla Academy of Art and Culture, 108 Southern Avenue

ART

February 20 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 5 pm: Inauguration of an exhibition of paintings by some underprivileged children of project Gold Underground. A booklet, Gold Underground, will be released on the occasion. Presented by Kolkata Sukriti Foundation and Lions Club International District 322 B 1. The show continues till February 25, 3 pm to 8 pm. February 20 & 21 at Nehru Children’s Museum gallery; 4 pm - 6.15 pm: Artworks (wall painting, greetings card making and other innovative works) by the students of Nehru Children’s Museum. n Till February 20 at Gallery Sanskriti, 5C Alipore Park Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Phir Wohi Doodh — works of A. Rajeswara Rao. Till February 20 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Anindita Saha and Bishnupriya Ganguly. Till February 20 at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass; 11 am - 7 pm: Exhibition of paintings by Arup Ratan Choudhury and Shuvendu Sarkar. Till February 20 at Gallery Upstairs, 16 Loudon Street; 4 pm - 8 pm: The first solo exhibition of fibre art and painting by Banatanwi Das Mahapatra. Till February 20 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by artists from Delhi and Bengal. Till February 21 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: Recent works by Ujjwal Debnath. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till February 21 at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass; 10 am - 7 pm: One World Family, an exhibition of recent paintings by Tinku Das. A part of the sale proceeds will be donated to Art of Living Foundation. Till February 21 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Worship of the Endless— recent works by Chitralekha Kanjilal. Till February 22 (except Sunday) at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture; 10.30 am - 1 pm & 2.30 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures by ex-students of Appreciation of Indian Art course. Till February 22 at Aamigallery, Chanda Garden, 186A S.P. Mukherjee Road; 4 pm - 8 pm: Phasewise works of the senior students of Government Art College.Phase I: Tapestry, leather paintings and ceramics. Till February 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Dhakuria Society for Education & Expression presents an art show. Till February 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and sculptures by Krishna Dey, Biplab Sarkar, Mintu Mallick and Anup Kumar Biswas. Till February 24 at Academy of Fine Arts, West & New South galleries; 3 pm - 8 pm: Creative Wave presents the 8th group show of paintings and sculptures. Participating artists: Sunil Das, Dwijen Gupta, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Biman Bihari Das, Swapnendu Bhowmik, Archana Das, Kamalaksha Gangopadhyay, Karunamoy Sur, Bhaskar Lahiri, Sandip Chakraborty, Sumitabha Pal, Prabal Roy, Subroto Pal, Parag Roy, Asok Mondal, Chandan Debnath, Debika Mukherjee, Rajat Sen, Krishna Guchait, Pradip Sengupta and Srinjoy Gangopadhyay. Till February 24 at Starmark, G-202 City Centre; February 25 to March 7 at Starmark, South City Mall; 11 am to 8 pm: Art on Easel, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Anjan Modak, Satavisha Hazra, Soma Das and Sumana Biswas. Co-ordinated by artworkshop. Till February 27 (except Sunday) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #4001 2289 / 2463 0465; 2 pm - 7 pm: Experimenter presents Sisyphus Effect featuring work by Sanchayan Ghosh. Till February 27 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Works of Akhilesh. Till February 27 (Sunday by appointment) at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: The Rapture of Form —an exhibition of paintings by Suhas Roy, Prakash Karmakar, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Aditya Basak, Bratin Khan, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Subrata Pal, Subrata Das, Samir Paul, Sukanta Das and others. Till February 28 (except Monday) at Ahuja Museum for the Arts, 26 Lee Road; 12 noon - 7 pm: Young Indian Artists-I — an exhibition of paintings from the Museum’s collection. Till February 28 (except Tuesday) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 1 pm - 8 pm: 90 Minutes in Heaven — an exhibition of contemporary paintings by Suman Sarkar. Till March 1 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road ( Ist floor); 4 pm - 8 pm: Spring Fest — watercolours by Shyamal Sen. Till March 6 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday (2 pm - 7 pm): Rhythmic Significance — an exhibition of the work of Partha Shaw. Till March 13 (except Sundays) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street; #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: Lightness of being Anxious, an exhibition of paintings by Ashoke Mullick. Till March 14 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephens Court, 18 Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Kunwarji’s Ground — new works by Dileep Sharma.

DRAMA

February 20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Natadha presents its latest production, Morrosa. Direction: Shib Mukhopadhyay. February 20 at Academy of Fine Arts & February 21 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee presents Mister Kakatua, directed by Kumar Roy. February 20 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Blank Verse presents Bhootum Bhagaban, written and directed by Raja Bhattacharya. February 20 & 21 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre; 6.30 pm: Padatik & Oglam present Hayavadana (in Bengali): A Head or Tale of it.... Written by Girish Karnad and translated into Bengali by Shankha Ghosh. Design & direction: Janardan Ghosh. February 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest production, Srinwantu Comrades. Direction: Bibhas Chakraborty. February 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Ekush Shatak presents Krishna Ranga. Direction: Loknath Bandyopadhyay. February 21 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Ajnatobass, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. February 21 at Mukta Angan Rangalaya; 6.30 pm: Shouvanik will stage Matlobi Pasha, directed by Chandan Das.

PERFORMING ARTS

February 21 at the new auditorium of Blind School; 5 pm: Dakshin Kolikata Shastriya Sangeet Sammelna’s 11th session features Kalyan Chattopadhyay (vocal), Arnab Bhattacharya (sarod) and Leena Chakraborty (vocal). February 21 at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan, opp. Inox City Centre; 6 pm: Argha celebrates the 84th birthday of Sangeetacharya Amiyaranjan Bandyopadhyay with Guru Vandana by his disciples. On this occasion, Bandyopadhyay will present a solo vocal recital. February 21 at Dakshinapan Mukta Mancha; 6 pm: Praner Bhasha Praner Gaan, an evening of cultural programme to mark Bhasha Divas. Participants: Jhumur singers and dancers, Bengali qawaali and Marfati singers, and Lopamudra Mitra. February 21 at Golf Green Phase-I Apartment Owners’ Association Hall; 6 pm: MUSIC presents lecture-demonstration on Scope of Animal Movements in Bharata Natyam by Sucharita Sharma.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Till March 5 (except Mondays & public holidays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: East City — Kolkata Before the Campaign, photographs by Leena Kejriwal.

TALK

February 20 at Calcutta Medical Club; 3 pm: 38th Prof. J.B. Chatterjea Memorial Oration. Speaker: Dr Krishnangshu Ray. Topic: Ethical issues addressed in stem cell research. February 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tattwajnanananda will speak on Kenopanishad. February 20 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Tyagarupananda will speak in English on Poverty Alleviation in the Views of Swami Vivekananda. February 20 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Swami Anandamayananda will speak on Narada-Bhaktisutra. February 20 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.30 pm: Discourse on Swami Shishya Sambad by Swami Satprabhananda. February 20 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra; 6.30 pm: Dr Subodh Chowdhury will speak on Swami Vivekananda O Bartaman Nari Samaj. February 20 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math; 7 pm: Prof. Samir Kumar Basu will speak in Bengali on Swami Abhedanander Jiban Darshan.

QUIZ

February 21 at Space Circle, VIP Road; 4 pm: Adverb presents ‘Love All — The Sports Quiz’ for three-member teams. Open to all. No entry fees. Contact 98311 27130 for details.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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