Tradition and modernity Bringing together the many faces of modern Indian art, the ongoing exhibition of paintings by a group of well-known city-based painters provides a breathtaking survey of contemporary artistic trends. Featuring works in diverse styles, each bearing the distinctive stamp of its creator, the show offers a remarkable study in creative contrasts. Debabrata Chakrabarti (one of his paintings appears above), Dipti Chakrabarti, Jayant Ghosh and Nirmalendu Mandal show interest in themes related to history, tradition and ethnicity. Their canvases try to establish a romantic connection with the past, evoking moods, emotions and sensibilities in tune with days of yore. The paintings of Subrata Chowdhury, Anup Ray, Debasish Deb and Parvati Mukherjee, on the other hand, express a state of being that is reflective of modern times. Expressing the discord, violence, dilemma and vacuity associated with urban life, their works offer a stark and, at times, shocking overview of our society. Event: An exhibition of paintings by eminent artists When: Till April 2, 4 pm - 8 pm Where: Samokal Art Gallery, Gol Park

Art

March 29 - April 2 at Chemould Gallery, 12-F Park Street: Nihongo Kaiwa Kyookai and Consulate General of Japan, Calcutta present Japan and India, paintings by Arunava Ray. Inauguration this evening at 6. Till March 30 at Shyamal Sen Gallery, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Transparent watercolours by Shyamal Sen. Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrating the Human Form, showcasing Indian art and sculpture. Till April 3 (except Sunday) at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 11 am - 7 pm: Faculty of Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, present Changing Images, an exhibition of their recent works. Till April 4 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Ceramic works by Asis Chowdhury, Chanchal Ahmed, Subhasree Dutta, Satish Chandra, Reshmi Bajoria and Sandip Paul. Till April 5 (except Monday) at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Kartick Chandra Pyne, P.R. Narvekar, Sekhar Kar, Anindya Roy, Supam Adhikary and Asim Goswami.

drama

March 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sudrak presents two short plays, Pratimar Kaal and Pakhiwala. March 29 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandiranga presents Taal-gol. Direction: Somnath Mukhopadhyay. March 29 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Two short plays; Sangbeg, produced by Sabyasachi Natyasangstha, directed by Parimal Mitra and Deowal, produced by Abhash, directed by Sekhar Samaddar. March 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Jasimuddin?s Sojon Badiyar Ghat. Direction: Goutam Halder. March 30 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Renaissance presents its latest Hindi play Karnkatha. Direction: Aloke Chakravorty. March 30 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aubekshan presents Nibaran O Hanuman. Drama and direction: Manabendra Goswami. March 30 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 6.30 pm: Hindi play Rudali, produced by Rangakarmee. Direction: Usha Ganguli. March 30 at Madhusudan Mancha & April 2 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Aneek presents its latest production, Dwitio Basanta. Direction: Moloy Biswas. March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts & April 1 at Madhusudan Mancha; 7 pm: Ganakrishti?s latest production Tashkar Brittanto. Direction: Amitava Dutta. March 31 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat will stage Ballavpurer Roopkatha. Direction: Prakash Bhattacharya March 31 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Choopkatha will stage Mrs. Soriano. Direction: Dolly Basu. March 31 at Padatik Little Theatre-II; 6.30 pm: Tritiyo Sutro Performance Company presents Kangal Malshat. Direction: Suman Mukhopadhyay. April 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3.15 pm: Arghya presents Chandrabati. Direction: Manish Mitra.

PERFORMING ARTS

March 29 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Sanskriti Sagar present an evening of dance recitals featuring Yaosang (holi) of Manipur by Devjani Chaliha and her disciples and Nritya Umang - Kathak presentation by Rani Karnaa and her disciples. March 30 at Kala Mandir; 7 pm: Shinjan Nrityalaya and Open Doors present Shakti ? Formidable Women Power. Concept, choreography and direction: Aloka Kanungo.

talk

March 29 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Sitanath Goswami will speak in Bengali on Panchadashi. March 29 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.30 pm: Prof. Mangesh V. Nadkarni will speak on Sri Aurobindo?s ?Savitiri?. March 29 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.45 pm: Dr Bhupendra Nath Sil will will discourse on The Life of Sri Surendra Nath Mitra, the apostle of Sri Sri Thakur. March 29 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19 A&B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. March 29 at Bangla Akademi; 6.30 pm: Saoli Mitra will speak on Bartaman Rajnaitik, Samajik Paristhiti O Aamader Theatre.

photographs

Till March 31 at Indian Museum, Ashutosh Birth Centenary Hall; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of photographs by Susanta Banerjee.

EXHIBITION

Till March 31 at Soumya?s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road, 1st floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Spring Fest, showcasing wearables, jewellery and home accessories. Till March 31 at Finesse, 11/1B New Road, Alipore; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Hand-woven and block-printed saris and suit-pieces for summer created by Sujata Sarawgi. March 30 - April 1 at GC-181, Sec III, Salt Lake; 11 am - 8 pm: Teej, an exhibition of designer kota and crepe sarees, Delhi suits, kurtis, dupattas, jewellery and bags.

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