A literary evening Having earned international acclaim as a playwright, poet, actor, director, critic, and translator, Girish Karnad can, perhaps, be rightly labelled the modern Indian renaissance man. He began his literary career with the Kannada play Yahati (1961), an ironical piece which chronicled the adventures of mythical characters from the Mahabharata. An instant success, it was immediately translated and staged in several other Indian languages. Tughlaq (1964), a compelling allegory of the Nehruvian era, established Karnad as one of the most promising playwrights in the country. Since then, Karnad has continued to compose top-notch plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary themes. He has also forayed into the world of cinema, working alternately as an actor, director and screenwriter, earning numerous awards along the way. He is also the latest of seven recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in our country. This evening, he will take part in a conversation with Sangeeta Dutta, in whose directorial venture Life Goes On, he has recently acted as protagonist. Karnad will also recite from Jibanananda Das’ Bonolata Sen, as well as discuss at length on his recent plays. Event: A conversation between Girish Karnad and Sangeeta Datta When: Today at 6.30 pm Where: Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place

Art

Till August 1 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show 2009. Featuring works by Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Sumitro Basak, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Sougata Das, Anita Gopal, Farhad Hussain, Paresh Maity, Ganesh Pyne, Satyajit Roy, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prosad Shaw and many other artists from across India. Till July 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of recent works of Manoj Roy. Till July 10 (except Monday) at Shree Art Gallery, 11 Gurusaday Road, Kusum Apartment, Flat no. 61, #30222040, 30535982; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Ashis Mondal. Till July 19 at Aakriti Art Gallery (12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027, 11 am - 7 pm, Sundays closed), Akar Prakar (P238 Hindustan Park, #24642617, 2 pm - 7 pm, Sundays closed) and The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre (36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, #24556942, 2 pm - 8 pm daily): On the occasion of K.G. Subramanyan’s 85th birthday, Aakriti Art Gallery, Akar Prakar and The Seagull Foundation for the Arts present Recent Works by K.G. Subramanyan — a new collection of canvases, reverse paintings, gouaches on paper and terracotta works. July 4 - 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group art exhibition by the members of Roop. July 4 - 10 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Apurba Mazumdar. Till July 7 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Sakti Pada Jana, Asit Ghara and Pradip Maiti. Till July 8 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The maiden exhibition by Spectrum, a group of contemporary artists. Till July 9 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery, 55 Gariahat Road, #2475 2275; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Aloke Roy and Tandra Bera.

DRAMA

Till July 17 at Ramgopal Mancha, Howrah; 6.30 pm: A theatre festival, in aid of cyclone victims, organised by Ramgopal Mancha Natyakendra. Today: Purbo Nirdharito by Sudrak and Harano Prapti by Sundaram. Tomorrow: Jadiyo Galpo by Theatre Workshop. July 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Natya-Ranga presents the comedy, Dadu Chay Nati Chay. Drama: Surajit Bandyopadhyay. Direction: Swapan Sengupta. July 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Bohurupee will stage Birja-Shulka, written by Amit Moitra and directed by Tulika Das. July 4 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Swapnasuchana will stage Biddho Aakash. Direction: Sudipta Sarkar. July 4 at Sujata Sadan; 7 pm: Swapnasandhani presents its latest play, Darjiparar Marjinara. Direction: Koushik Sen. July 4 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Aapad. Dir: Bimal Chakraborty. July 4 & 5 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Padatik and Stage Passion present the comedy, Mukhia Manoharlal, directed by Pradip Roy. July 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Renaissance will stage Kaal-Kothri, a play in Hindi written by Swadesh Dipak and directed by Aloke Chakravorty. July 5 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha, directed and performed by Soumitra Chattopadhyay. July 5 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Aachhe Aachhe Sthan, with Bibhas Chakraborty in the lead. Direction: Ramaprasad Banik. July 5 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Samikshan presents Bidhata Purush. Dir: Pankaj Munshi. July 5 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Mrityu Na Hatya. Dir: Bibhas Chakraborty July 5 at Academy of Fine Arts; 7 pm: Ensemble will stage Sonata, an Indian English play, written by Mahesh Elkunchwar and acted and directed by Sohag Sen.

PERFORMING ARTS

Till July 5 at Trincas, 17B Park Street; 8.30 pm: Performance by Shiva with Priyanka and Rianne today and by Usha Uthup tomorrow, as part of Trincas’ 50th anniversary celebrations. July 4 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Robi Mon, Santiniketan presents Mukulita Kisholoy (Tagore’s childhood) with reading by Soumitra Chattopadhyay and songs by Shinjini Acharya Majumdar. July 5 at EZCC, Salt Lake; 5.45 pm: Twist N Turns presents its annual dance show, to be performed by the students along with their instructors

WORKSHOP

July 4 & 5 at Gyan Manch; 5 pm - 7 pm: A special meditation workshop for managing stress and self healing. A talk will be followed by a practical session on meditation. Presented by Villy Doctor.

TALK

July 4 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Shukadevananda will speak in Bengali on Bharatkalyane Nivedita. July 4 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Tyagarupananda will speak on Gitar Vani. July 4 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Parimal Kanti Das will discuss Ramakrishna O Jadulal Mallick.

DRAMATIZED READING

July 5 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 6.30 pm: A dramatized reading of Euripedes’ Medea by Biplab Dasgupta, Daminee Mukherjee and Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, as a tribute to thespian Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay. Introduction: Samik Bandopadhyay.

MEMORIAL LECTURE

July 5 at Sarat Smriti Sada, Triangular Park, Rashbehari Avenue; 3 pm: Mr U. Ramesh will deliver the Evoor Krishnan Nair Memorial Lecture on Malayalam Drama: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Hosted by Malayalam Amateur Nataka Samithy, Calcutta.

SEMINAR

July 5 at Bangla Academy Sabhaghar; 6.30 pm: Aneek is organising a seminar, Drama should be included in the syllabus from the school level. Speakers: Chandan Sen and Prof. Ananda Lal. Coordinator: Prof. Soumitra Basu.

QUIZ

July 5 at Subhash Institute Hall, Colony More, Barasat; 1 pm onwards: Barasat Quizzards’ Forum, in association with Adhora Madhuri Sangeet Sikshayatan, will host Rabindra-Nazrul Quiz for school students. Guest quizmaster: Rajib Sanyal. Details with Partha Gupta (98303 18721) or Indranil Nag (90513 96772) or Sarfaraz Anowar (92316 64533).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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