Touch of class What began as just another classical music festival in the city in 1952 has now become one of the most important and prestigious cultural events of the year, with the presence of a number of music maestros from all over the country. Every year, stalwarts of Indian classical music perform at the festival, appreciated by a knowledgeable audience. In its ongoing 58th edition, the Conference has already witnessed stellar performances by contemporary masters every evening, including greats like Rashid Khan (vocal), Shahid Parvez (sitar) and Shiv Kumar Sharma (santoor), among others. Offering a fitting finale to the grand event, this evening’s performance also boasts renowned names who are legends in their own right. Save the Environment being the theme of the day, the individual recitals will be based on the relationship of nature with mankind and thus emphasise the importance of conserving nature and its resources. Participants: Jayateerth Mevundi (vocal), Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Padma Talwalkar (vocal) and Amjad Ali Khan (in picture). Presented by Desh, sponsored by Anandabazar Patrika and The Telegraph, and supported by ministry of culture, Government of India. Event: The Dover Lane Music Conference When: Till today; 8.30 pm onwards (night-long) Where: Nazrul Mancha, Rabindra Sarobar

ART

Till February 6 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, Sunny Towers (2nd floor), 43 Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue, #2485 8717/8509; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Nomadic Detours — recent works by Samir Aich. Till February 12 (except Sundays & public holidays) at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 11 am - 7 pm: The Other Vision — works by Sambaran Das, Goutam Khamaru and Anup Mondal. January 25 - 31 at Taj Bengal, The Promenade Lounge; 10 am - 11 pm: Recent works by Nabendu Roy. The artist will be painting live from 3 pm to 6 pm. Till January 27 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Ablaze. Till January 27 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Bangio Sanskriti Parisad presents an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Till January 27 at ICCR, Ho Chi Minh Sarani: Lalit Kala Akademi’s 52nd National Exhibition. Till January 30 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #2290 2274; 11 am - 7 pm, Monday (2 pm - 7 pm): Visual Diary — works of Chandra Bhattacharjee. Till January 31 (except Monday) at Victorial Memorial Hall; 10 am - 5 pm: Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings from the V&A, 1790-1927, hosted by The Victoria Memorial Hall and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Till January 31 at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road, #9830050568; 3 pm - 8 pm: Coming of Age — contemporary paintings by Shubha K. Till January 31 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: A group show of paintings. Till February 1 at The Harrington Street Arts Centre, The Harrington Mansions, 8 Ho Chi Minh Sarani, #2282 9220/9221; 2 pm - 8 pm: The inaugural show of the gallery, titled Essential, Eclectic, ...Ephemereal, features works of modern masters: Paintings by Antonio E’Costa, Ganesh Haloi, Jogen Chowdhury, Krishen Khanna, Paritosh Sen, Prabhakar Kolte and Vasant Wankhede; and sculpture by Pandu Rangiah Daroz, Himmat Shah and Laxma Goud. Till February 7 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street, #4001 0148; 11 am - 7 pm: Pretty Ugly, an exhibition of the works by Nidhi Agarwal, Sutanu Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Samit Das, Jaya Ganguly, Shridhar Iyer, Rabin Mondal and Samir Roy. Curated by Romain Maitra. Till February 27 (Sundays 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.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till January 31 at Sree Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road; 5.30 pm: The 64th Annual Music Festival, hosted by Rasika Ranjana Sabha, Calcutta, to celebrate the 163rd anniversary of Saint Thyagaraja. Today: G.N. Balasubramanian Birth Centenary Celebrations: Concert and presentation by Thrissur V. Ramachandran (vocal) with M.A. Sundareswaran (violin), K.V. Prasad (mridangam) and Vaikom Gopalakrishnan (ghatam). January 26 at 87 Park Street (1st floor); 6.30 pm: Spandan and Amuzing, in association with Manik Shahani Art Foundation, present an evening of classical music featuring David Trasoff (USA, sarod) with Rajnarayan Bhattacharya (tabla), and Koushik Bhattacharjee (vocal) with Arun Sengupta (tabla) and Pradip Palit (harmonium). January 29 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Shinjan Nrityalaya presents dance-drama Lalita Vidyapati (Choreography & Direction: Aloka Kanungo). Also, a solo Odissi dance recital by Kaberi Sen. January 29 & 31 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar & January 30 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Samskritiki Shreyaskar presents a three-day festival of Kathak compositions in celebration of Rani Karnaa’s life in dance in her 70th year. Featuring Piroye Moti (Kathak compositions from the repertoire of Rani Karnaa) on the 29th; Venu Naad (1982) and excerpts from Surya (2007) on the 30th; and Dashamahavidya (1998) and Satrang (2000) on the 31st. January 31 at Science City Auditorium; 5.45 pm: An evening of classical music featuring the trio Pandit Jasraj (vocal), Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute) and Pandit Swapan Choudhury (tabla). Also, a solo tabla recital by Subhankar Banerjee.

DRAMA

January 25 at Kala Kunj; 6 pm: Dramatics Society of Lady Shriram College, New Delhi presents its English production, Hairy Tales from Here and There. January 25 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shouva- nik presents Matlobi Pasha. Dir: Chandan Das. January 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 10.30 am: Swapnasandhani presents its latest production, Bhoy. Direction: Koushik Sen. January 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Arghya will stage Karna. Direction: Manish Mitra. January 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Natasena presents Agaa. Dir: Saroj Roy. January 27 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC’s monthly theatre show will feature Tetrish Tamo Janmodibas, produced by Nandimukh and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay. January 27 at Minerva Theatre; 7 pm: Bhor — Rangakarmee’s first multi-lingual production. Drama & direction: Usha Ganguli.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Till January 27 at Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Sanctuary Asia, Bengal Tiger-Line (BTL) and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) present The World of the Royal Bengal Tiger — a photographic exposition to commemorate International Year of the Tiger. Till January 27 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road: 9th International Conference on Photography & Exhibition, organised by Photographic Association of Dum Dum in collaboration with Birla Industrial & Technological Museum. Till February 5 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 7 pm: Edge of Faith, an exhibition of photographs by Prabuddha Dasgupta. Hosted by Tasveer and The Seagull Foundation for the Arts. January 28 - 31 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Italy through the Kolkata Lens — a photography exhibition organised by The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Eastern Region in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Calcutta.

TALK

January 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Omkaratmananda will speak on Yogavashisthasar. January 25 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Purnatmananda will speak in Bengali on Vivekanander Bhavanay Bharatvarsha. January 25 at Ramakrishna Mancha, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street; 6.30 pm: Swami Satyapriyananda will speak on Vivekachudamani.

SEMINAR

January 25 at Seminar Hall, P-154 CIT Road, Scheme-VI-M, Calcutta 64; 6.30 pm: Icfai University, Tripura is organising a seminar on Body Language — Its Understanding and Importance. Speaker: Dr Sunita Chandra.

LITERARY MEET

January 25: At Taj Bengal, Terrace Gardens, 7 pm: UK’s number one bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin will be in conversation with Scottish education consultant Ray Mackay and Supriya Chaudhuri, professor of English literature. (By invitation only). At Calcutta University Ritwik Hall, top floor, Hardinge Building, Calcutta University; 1.30 pm - 3.30 pm: Ian Rankin will interact with students of literature from various universities.

EXHIBITION

Till January 25 at Earthy Myth, 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor, #22811524: Earthy Myth showcases Prints & Pretty collection of sarees and outfits. Till January 30 at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: An exhibition of a variety of artefacts made of brass, bronze, wood, papier mache and marble stone, and procured from master craftsmen from all over the country Till February 7 at Halo Heritage (ground floor), 26 Ritchie Road; 11.30 am - 8.30 pm: Soumya’s Creation presents an exhibition of evening bags and ear rings.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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