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Photographs have the unique power to capture the pulse of any moment in time and immortalize it for all eternity. Besides investing an apparently prosaic, ordinary scene from daily life with poetic and, often, philosophic overtones, they uncover facets of human life and character that remain obscured from common perception. Hosted by Photographic Association of Bengal, Silver Memories, the ongoing retrospective of K.G. Maheshwari’s photographs, brings together an assortment of outstanding images that offer visual delight and, at the same time, provide food for thought to the discerning viewer. Featuring works in a variety of styles, the show bears testimony to the veteran lensman’s complete devotion and dedication to the fine art of photography. A self-taught artist, his creativity encompasses portraits and landscapes, still-life and candid shots, all of which offer interesting insights into contemporary life.
Event: An exhibition of photographs by K.G. Maheshwari
When: Till February 1, 3 pm - 8 pm
Where: Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery
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art
February 1 - 8 (except Sunday) at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm): Charcoal works by Kanchanmala Ghosh.
February 1 - 12 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 6 pm: Germination II, an exhibition of paintings by Dewashish Das, Somnath Adhikari, Chandan Sengupta, Kushal Mukherjee, Partha Kabiraj, Pritam Bhattacharya, Subrota Das, Snigdha Banerjee and others. Inauguration today at 5 pm.
Till February 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Bratati Mukherjee’s first solo exhibition of paintings.
Till February 1 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Cosmic Freedom, paintings based on Vedantic lores by Dipankar Mani.
Till February 3 at CIMA Gallery, 43 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm (Monday, 3 pm - 7 pm): CIMA Annual 2006, works by 30 artists from across India.
Till February 3 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Lunette hosts an exhibition of works by contemporary artists of Bengal.
Till February 6 at Gandhara Art Gallery, 1B Gurusaday Road, Flat 5A; 12 noon - 7 pm: Non-figurative paintings by Badhan Das, Ganesh Haloi, Prabhakar Kolte, Jayshree Chakravarty and John Tun Sein.
Till February 17 (except Sundays and holidays) at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park; 4 pm - 6 pm: Annual exhibition of Sarada Devi School of Fine Arts and Crafts.
Till February 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Realism and Surrealism, an exhibition of paintings by well-known artists.
drama
February 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6 pm: Nandikar presents Jaha Chai.... Direction: Rudraprasad Sengupta and Goutam Halder.
February 3 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Ramanimohan. Direction: Prakash Bhattacharya.
February 4 at Gyan Manch; 6.30 pm: Little Thespian presents its new production ?. Design and direction: S.M. Azhar Aalam.
performing arts
February 1 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 5 pm: EZCC presents Chhau Nritya Samaroh with chhau dance performances of troupes from Purulia (West Bengal), Saraikela (Jharkhand) and Mayurbhanj (Orissa).
February 2 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB-201 Salt Lake; 5 pm: EZCC presents Loknritya Samaroh with colourful folk dances like Bihu (Bihar), Thang Ta (Manipur), Siddhigoma (Gujarat) and Karagam, Karadi and Dummy Horse (Karnataka).
February 2 at Birla Academy, 108 Southern Avenue; 6.30 pm: To mark the centenary of poet and lyricist Ajay Bhattacharya, Srabona presents an evening of Bengali songs composed by him. Participants: Shantikamal Dhar, Subhashis Majumder, Swapan Som, Sreela Munshi, Ratna Basu and others. Narration: Sarashi Chakraborty.
February 3 at Rathindra Mancha, Rabindra Bharati University (Jorasanko); 5 pm: Chhatrabrinda hosts a programme of classical music featuring Amit Das (tabla lahara), Kalyan Bose (vocal) and Supratik Sengupta (sitar).
February 4 at Bhowanipur Sangit Sammilani Hall, 4 Ramesh Mitra Road; 5.30 pm: A classical music soiree featuring Leena Chakraborty (vocal), Pt Amit Mukherjee (vocal), Pt Gopal Mishra (tabla), Jyoti Goho (harmonium) and Ramlal Mishra (sarengi).
talk
February 1 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Bharati Ray will speak in Bengali on Bharatiya Parivar Ki Sankater Mukhe?.
February 1 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 615 pm: Dr Bhupendranath Sil will discourse on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Punthi.
February 1 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Srimad-Bhagavad.
interaction
February 1 at Oxford Bookstore; 6.30 pm: An interaction with eminent Australian authors Tom Keneally, John Zubrzycki and Margo Lanagan, who will also read from their works. In conversation with them will be Prof Supriya Chaudhuri and Nilanjana Deb.
commemoration
February 1 at Bangla Akademi; 6 pm: A programme to commemorate R.D. Burman’s 13th death anniversary. Music composer Rocket Mondal will be felicitated on the occasion.
festival
February 1 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3&6 Prince Anwar Shah Road; 7.30 am onwards: Thai Poosam festival. Homam (7.30 am), Kaavadi (8.30 am), Maha Abhisekam (9 am) and Prasadaviniyogam. Procession at 6.30 pm.
book launch
February 2 at Pala, ITC Sonar Bangla; 7.30 pm: Rajiv Sethi and Jogen Chowdhury will launch Leena Kejriwal’s Calcutta: Repossessing the City.
exhibition
February 1 - 3 at Kanishka’s 2/1 Hindustan Road; 10.30 am - 8 pm: Southern Weaves, an exhibition of classic silks of Chettinad and Kanchipuram.
Till February 3 at 8/2 Loudon Street, 2nd floor; 11 am - 7 pm: Earthy Myth showcases creative fashion in sarees and ensembles.
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