Rajendra Khandelwal, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Niger in Kolkata and the founder of the Dhanwantary Chain of Pharmacies in Kolkata, has recently authored a book titled “Karma, the Winner”, understating his own life and the role that karma played in shaping it.
Recently, Kolkata witnessed two vibrant performances—a solo dance by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and recipient of Tagore Scholarship Aloka Kanungo at the Kalaakar Festival at Gyan Manch on 17th August followed by another on 26th August at Sisir Manch by her students.
Marking the 100th birth anniversary of Habib Tanvir, Antiquity Natural Mineral Water, in partnership with the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), commemorated a three-day festival, titled ‘Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan’, from 30 August to 1 September this year, to reminisce about the artist’s life, work and immense contributions to Indian theatre, literature and art.
The second International Classical Manipuri Dance Festival was held at Satyajit Ray Auditorium to pay a tribute to the 106th birth anniversary of Guru Bipin Singh by the artistic director Sruti Bandhopadhay under the Horizon series of ICCR.
Months before the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), the Forum for Film Studies and Allied Arts took part in renewing the Marathi and Bengali theatre streams with a Marathi theatre film session from 27 to 28 August, at Nandan in Kolkata.
In the theatre arena of Girish Manch, organised by Baguiati Sahajiya Natyasanstha and written and directed by Prasanta Sen, the play Naraseehagatha was seen and applauded by the audience.
A recent exhibition of paintings organised by Surnandan Bharati, a recognised organisation promoting the performing arts, was showcased at the Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshasala Kolkata from 7–10 July 2024.
The Angikam Foundation presented their Mahotsav at Gyan Manch on 15 June 2024. Financially, the Mahotsav was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Avijit Dutta's unabashed passion and search for the buried stories and unravelled legacies of the spaces he inhabits have richly and evocatively surfaced in his art time and again.
The 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival will start its 11-day motion and magic on 28 August with Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
