Murder mystery The Bengali adaptation of Agatha Christie?s Witness for the Prosecution, Ekusher Aayna?s production Just Is? explores the theme of love, betrayal and, of course, murder. It narrates the events that follow the death of Sanchita, a middle-aged, wealthy widow, who has, in all likelihood, been killed by a young man, Victor. Sanchita had fallen in love with Victor, who had been appointed to look after her property. Sanatan, an old servant who managed Sanchita?s accounts, had strongly disapproved of their relationship. When Sanchita is murdered the day after she had made a will announcing Victor to be her only heir, he is naturally arrested. Though all evidences point toward his guilt, and even his wife Aishika testifies against him, Souvik Mukherjee, a noted criminal lawyer, takes up his defence. The climax of the play is built around how justice is delivered and the mystery finally unravelled. Direction: Biswajit Deb Roy. Event: Play in Bengali, Just Is... produced by Ekusher Aayna When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Academy of Fine Arts

Art

April 26 - May 2 at Academy of Fine Arts, North & West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Open Window hosts an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Amitava Dhar, Dipali Bhattacharya, Hiran Mitra, Janak Jhankar Nurzary, K. Muralidharan, Pradip Rakshit, Samir Aich, Sudeshna Halder, Sunil Dey and Tapas Konar. Till April 30 at Gallery Royal (except Sunday), 30B Judges Court Road, 5th floor; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Paritosh Sen. Till April 30 at Galerie La Mere, 3 Regent Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and drawings. Till April 30 at Metropolitan Art Salon, Suite 18, 7 J.L. Nehru Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Suvasish Chattopadhyay. Till April 30 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Manoj Mitra. Till April 30 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 12 noon - 7 pm: Art Sonata, a special exhibition of the works of Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subroto Gangopadhyay, B.R. Panesar, Suhas Roy, Sanatan Dinda, Bratin Khan, Tarak Garai and others. Till April 30 at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G5/G7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 12 noon - 8 pm (Sundays & holidays, 2 pm - 8 pm): Art Beat, showcasing the works of eminent artists. Till April 30 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: A display of paintings by Debashis Chakraborty, Dipak Kundu, Jayanta Roy, Jayanta Kumar Paul, Rajarshi Biswas, Ritendra Roy, Samindranath Majumdar and Sourav Jana. Till May 5 at The Palladian Lounge, Third Level, 6 N.S. Road; 10 am - 8 pm: The Palladian Lounge and Spandan Art Gallery present Art For Giving, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures featuring the works of over 30 artists including Suhas Roy, Kartick Pyne, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Wasim Kapoor, Partha Bhattacharya and legendary master sculptors Ramkinkar Baij and Suren De. Till May 6 (except Sundays & holidays) at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Museum & Art Gallery: Tradition & Continuity in the Bengal School of Painting, an art exhibition by celebrated masters of the 20th century and veteran, contemporary and young artists. Till May 7 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Drawing show by Paritosh Sen, along with limited edition serigraph prints signed by the artist.

drama

April 27 at Gyan Manch; 7 pm: Theatrecian presents Asif Currimbhoy?s Goa. Direction: Shuktara Lal. Invites at Patchi, Forum. April 29 at Girish Mancha; 6 pm: Nandikar presents Arthur Miller?s Feriwalaar Mrityu. Direction: Rudraprasad Sengupta. April 30 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents Basbhoomi. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya.

performing arts

April 26 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19 A&B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Rudrabina recital by Bishoke Sil. April 30 at Thakurbari, 91A Ahiritola Street; 6 pm - 9 pm: To celebrate its first anniversary, Seni Sangeet Sabha presents an evening of classical music featuring Sudipta Dutta (dhrupad), Goutam Roy (pakhawaj), Souptik Ghosal (sitar) and others.

talk

April 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Paripurnananda will speak on Ramakrishna Kathamrita. April 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Prabhananda will speak in English on Chandogya Upanishad.

photographs

Till May 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: China Diary, photographs by Mala Mukerjee.

exhibition

Till April 29 at 105 Southern Avenue; 11 am - 6 pm: Summer collection of cotton suits, kurtis and sarees by Richa Kanoria. Till April 30 at Astha, 19A Lake Road, Lake Market: An exhibition of Lakhnawi chikan suits, sarees, dress materials, tops, men?s panjabis on cotton, kota, voil, terry-voil, georgette, etc.

book launch

April 26 at Oxford Bookstore; 5 pm: Roopa Ganguly will launch a unique series of four Hindi books by Coonoor Kripalani, for pre-schoolers. Maneka Sorcar will entertain children with a magic show on the occasion.

film show

April 28 at Calcutta School of Music; 6.30 pm: A DVD showing of West Side Story presented by Thiri Posaw. April 29 at Bharatiya Samskriti Samsad, 10 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 6.30 pm: Screening of Antarctica, a film shot by Amarendra Chakraborty during his 10-day stay in the South Polar region.

world dance day

April 29 at Rabindra Sadan: Morning session (10 am - 1 pm): Symposium on contemporary dance; speakers: Sadanand Menon, Samik Bandyopadhyay; film show: Cloudgate Dance Theatre (Taiwan). Evening session (6.30 pm - 9 pm): Contemporary dance presentation-I (choreography: Mei Kuang Li of Taiwan); contemporary dance presentation-II (choreography: Leng Poh Gee of Malaysia) and presentation by 12 group members of West Bengal Dance Group Federation.

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