Synthesis of form and content The works of Shaibal Ghosh are, more than anything else, characterised by authenticity. This is particularly true of his later works that have a directness indicating a full integration of form and structuring with the cries of the deeper levels of the psyche. They do not seek to strike a pose or aspire to be anything they are not. Powerful, yet at ease with themselves, they are lyrical, tragic, beautiful and profound. The ongoing show of small format works by Ghosh features drawings, paintings and sketches that have an embracing mystery about them. There are some exquisite mindscapes: rich in content, allegories and symbols. Some are complex in a structural sense. There is also a great deal of isolation and silence in these works that are brief but eloquent essays on the transience of life. Ghosh’s virtuosity is apparent in his strong sense of narrative, dynamic compositions, rich tonality, depth of feeling and hints of abstraction, all of which combine to produce a rare and almost hallucinatory look and feel that is almost graphical in nature. Each work tells a different story and yet they are all linked by the intrinsic qualities and associations of a certain form and structure. Event: An exhibition of small format works by Shaibal Ghosh When: Till October 22; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace

Art

Till October 22 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of small format works by Shaibal Ghosh. Till October 22 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Wildscape Holidays presents Trip!, an exhibtiion of paintings by Asim Pal. October 22 - 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South ‘B’ Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Sudatta. October 22 - 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent paintings by Sukti Roy, Samir Bhattacharya, Chayan Roy and Nilotpal Sinha. Inauguration today at 5 pm. Till October 23 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Sacred Images — an exhibition of paintings showcasing the works of Subrata Das, Rajib Sur Roy, Nitya Kundu, Gosto Kumar, Sarla Chandra, Harish Kumar, Asit Mondal, Jyotirmoy Ash, Arpan Bhowmick, Chinmoy Ash and Subrata Modak. Till October 24 at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 2 pm - 7 pm: A solo show of paintings by Rabin Roy. Till October 25 at Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park; 2 pm - 7 pm: The Convergence, an exhibition of works by Radhika Mansata. Till October 25 at Mon Art Gallery, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor, #22895438; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of the works by Arup Ratan Chowdhury, Arup Lodh, Arun Kumar Samadder, Ashoke Ganguly, Basudev Ghosh, Bipul Roy, Dipankar Ghosh, Hemant Rao, Kaushik Raha, Palash Halder, Sudipta Karmakar, Suchismita Sahoo, Jayshrie, Subuddha Ghosh and Khushnaz Najam. Till October 31 at Ambo Art, 3 Pretoria Street, 2 nd floor; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings featuring the works of Abhijit Das, Aninda Mukherjee, Apurba Majumdar, Nikhil Biswas, Rintu Roy, Samir Roy, Tanuj Sardar and Tapas Sardar. Till October 31 (except Sunday) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #2463 0465; 11 am - 7.30 pm: In Memory of an Ideal — an exhibition of paintings by Ng. Bidyut Singha. Till November 21 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Tejas Gallery is hosting its third annual Devi show by 24 artists. The exhibits, numbering approximately 70, include both gods and goddesses. Till November 28 (Sundays by appointment) at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #9831005003, 65508418; 10.30 am - 6.30 pm: Color Immersion — an exhibition of the works by Atin Basak, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Saha, Aditya Basak, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Subrata Pal, Suhas Roy, Bratin Khan, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri and others.

DRAMA

October 22 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatre Workshop presents Juddha Paristhiti. Direction: Ashok Mukhopadhyay. October 22 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Cinetel presents Homa Pakhi. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chattopadhyay. October 22 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Rangapat presents Aurangzeb, with Debshankar Haldar in the title role. Direction: Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay. October 22 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents Lal Ghasey Neel Ghora. Direction: Malay Biswas. October 23 at Academy of Fine Arts & October 25 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage its latest production, Ajnatobass, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta. October 24 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Pratikriti will stage Manik Bandyopadhyay’s Padma Nadir Majhi. Script & direction: Aloke Deb. October 24 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage Dournama. Playwright: Indrasis Lahiri. Direction & in lead role: Meghnad Bhattacharya.

PERFORMING ARTS

October 22 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture presents Upasana, an evening of devotional songs (Gita Govindam, Jagannathastakam, Durga Vandana, Meera Bhajans, etc.) by Shiba Rath. October 22 at Astaraag, P-92 Hellen Keller Sarani, Majerhat bridge; 4 pm: The inmates of Astaraag, the old-age home run by Calcutta Port Trust Officers’ Wives Association, celebrates Vijaya Sammilani with songs by Subrata Sengupta (Rabindrasangeet) and Chandrabali Rudra Dutta (Rabindrasangeet, Nazrulgeeti, Shyamasangeet and Aagomoni). To be conducted by Mita Ghosh. October 22 & 29 at The Restaurant on the First Floor, 50/1B Purna Das Road; 7.30 pm: The Restaurant presents The Jaaz and Jeera live, an ongoing weekly platform for musicians and performers with cutting edge work. Performances are followed by Thakurbarir Ranna in a buffet dinner designed by chef Sanchayita Bhattacharjee Alam. Artiste: Lopamudra Mitra. October 23 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2461 3145; 6.30 pm: An evening of Western country and folk music by Rajiv Doss. October 24 at Spandan, 87 Park Street; 7 pm: Spandan and Manik Sahani Art Foundation present Kumar Mukherjee and his students in an evening of Sufi music.

TALK

October 22 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhanandaji will speak in Bengali on Mandukya-Karika.

FESTIVAL

Till October 24 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3&6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, #2417 5058: Maha Skandha Shasti Dwajarohana Mahotsava. Today at 7 am: Yagasalai Puja, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-VIII); at 8.30 am: Shatrusamhara Trishatihomam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai, Moolavar, Mahaabhishekam, Kalasa Abhishekam, Mahadeeparadhanai; at 5.30 pm: Yagasalai Puja, Yagavikshinyam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-IX); at 7 pm: Lalita Sahasranamam Parayanam, Shativel Vaangal, Procession. Till October 25 at DPS Megacity School, Kalikapur, Rajarhat; 9 am (Yagna) & 2 pm (cultural programmes): Guru Pujanotsav Samity is organising Mahalaxmi Mahayagna with devotional and cultural programmes including discourses. Today: Bhaktimati Meera Bai.

EXHIBITION

October 22 - 25 at Ice Skating Rink, 78 Syed Amir Ali Avenue; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Sasha, in association with Fair Trade Forum of India, hosts Fair Trade Fair. The occasion will be graced by the gurst of honour, Dr Reba Som, director, ICCR Eastern Region, and Rathikanta Basu, founder of TARA TV. The fair will showcase a variety of the finest handcrafted products and textiles. On display are a wide range of embroidered and printed textiles, appliqué, jewellery, home décor products, leather products, terracotta and Dhokra artefacts from across the country. Till October 25 at 3/90 Chittaranjan Colony, Jadavpur; 10 am - 8 pm: The Indian Handicraft organises an exhibition on brass showpieces, silk/canvas paintings, diyas and gift items, greeting cards and luxurious wooden furniture. Till October 26 at 7/2 Ritchie Road, ground floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Houseproud unveils its latest home decor products.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till October 22 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Tasveer present Face Up — an exhibition of photographs by Anna Fox and Sunil Gupta. Till October 30 (except Sunday) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Skin — an exhibition of black-and-white photographs by Sanjib Sen.

WORKSHOP

October 22 at Rotary Sadan; 10.30 am - 2 pm: Water for People-India and Network Initiative for Community Empowerment are jointly conducting Jalabandhu Workshop on Sustainable Maintenance Management of Water Sources in Rural Areas. October 22 at Food Court, South City Mall, 375 Prince Anwar Shah Road; 2 pm: A grand cake mixing ceremony wherein guests mix the dry fruits with a lot of alcohol and the same is kept for fermentation till Christmas time when the process of making cakes begin. Organised by South City Mall and Food Talk 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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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