Kolkata slide guitarist Rhitom Sarkar influences guitarist Michael Oesch to an Indo Canadian Slide Guitar Music project
Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): Hindustani slide guitar player Rhitom Sarkar from Kolkata mesmerized Canadian guitarist Michael Oesch making him invite Rhitom for a joint collaboration "Delta Raga."
RBU organises six-day Teachers' Annual Exhibition of Faculty of Visual Arts 'Propositions'
Kolkata, Mar 25: The Rabindra Bharati University (RBU) has held Propositions, a six-day Teachers' Annual Exhibition of Faculty of Visual Arts at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture here.
Rotary Club hosts Swayam Siddha 13 in Kolkata
Kolkata, Mar 23 : Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City organized Swayam Siddha 13 at the Rotary Sadan in Kolkata on Mar 13.
RBU's Annual Art Exhibition inaugurated at ICCR
Kolkata, Feb 16: The six-day Annual Art Exhibition 2018-19 of the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University was inaugurated at the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) here on Feb 7.
RBU organises workshop on Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 16 : A 15-day workshop on Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal, organised by the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with the Sangeet Natak Akademi, was inaugurated at the Jorasanko Thakurbari here on Feb 4.
WB State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, RBU holds workshop in Kurseong
Kolkata, Jan 15 : The West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University held a six-day workshop on Training and Preservation of Traditional Folk & Tribal Performing Arts of the Newar Community at Eagles Crag, Kurseong from Nov 26 to Dec 1, 2018.
Mentaids new multi-facility centre opened in Joka
Kolkata, Feb 28: Mentaids new multi-facility centre for the development of the intellectually disabled opened at Joka here on Feb 22.
Kolkata: Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better launched in Starmark
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IBNS): Kolkatas bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Penguin Random House India, hosted the launch of Chandramouli Venkatesan's book Get Better at Getting Better at its Mani Square outlet here in mid-February.
Safety film for CESC made by Power Publishers & Motion Pictures to be screened on Tuesday
Kolkata, Feb 20 (TWF): A short Bengali film titled 'Diner Sheshe' (meaning 'at the end of the day') will be screened at the Kolkata-based Science City on February 26 (Tuesday).
RBU organises workshop on Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 16: A 15-day workshop on Folk and Tribal Performing Arts of Mech Community of North Bengal, organised by the West Bengal State Akademi of Dance Drama Music and Visual Arts, Rabindra Bharati University, in association with the Sangeet Natak Akademi, was inaugurated at the Jorasanko Thakurbari here on Feb 4.
EZCC Parv Bharatiyam blends Indian classical and folk music and dance
Kolkata, Dec 27: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) organized Parv Bharatiyam, a festival of dance and music recently at their Kolkata premises.
EZCC organizes year end music and dance festival
Kolkata, Jan 15: Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) organized Parv Bharatiyam, a festival of dance and music in late December 2018.
ICCR and EZCC present Bihan - A Musical Journey based on poem by Bengal governor
Kolkata, Dec 24: Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, applauded the presentation Bihan- A Musical Journey, which was based on a poem written by him.
EZCC organises six-day Kolkata Theatre Festival
Kolkata, Jan 15: The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Ministry of Culture, Government of India organised a six-day Kolkata Theatre Festival at its Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex in Salt Lake City in late December 2018.
UNSW Sydney's team producing high-quality building products made from old clothing and mixed waste glass
New Delhi, Jan 11: Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed an effective process to turn old clothing and textiles into high-quality building products such as flat panels.
Fashion designer Agnimitra Paul opens exhibition to help women entrepreneurs
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) Sarojini Nalini Dutt Memorial Association has recently organized a two-day exhibition cum fundraiser for supporting women entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups and NGO's.
Vocalist Sohini Roy Chowdhury regales audience at city concert
Kolkata, Jan 11: Versatile vocalist Sohini Roy Chowdhury, from the Kirana Gharana, recently performed at the 5th Annual Chowdhury House Concert organised by Calcutta Performing Arts Foundation.
Sanskriti University signs MOU with ICAR-NBPGR
New Delhi, Jan 10 : Sanskriti University, which has a campus spread over 40 acres in Mathura near Delhi, has signed an MOU with Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources(ICAR-NBPGR) to further the cause of academic excellence and research.
ICCR and EZCC present Bihan - A Musical Journey based on poem by Bengal governor
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): Governor of West Bengal, Keshari Nath Tripathi, applauded the presentation Bihan- A Musical Journey, which was based on a poem written by him.
When winter comes, can nolen gur be far behind?
Nolen gur is a speciality of Bengal. People wait for the date palm jaggery to arrive in the winter market. But as demand rises, the supply chain is trying hard to cope, not the least because of a changing weather pattern that affects production. Uttara Gangopadhyay reports
Kolkata gets a chance to celebrate the Lepcha New Year
Kolkata, Dec 14 (TWF): Kolkata got a chance to witness the New Year rituals of the Lepcha tribe from the Himalayan region of West Bengal at a colourful event organised at the Jorasanko Thakurbari.
Edinburgh Napier University ties up with Prabha Khaitan Foundation
Kolkata,Dec 7 (IBNS): Edinburgh Napier University (Scotland) and Prabha Khaitan Foundation of Kolkata have signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cultural collaboration and exchange between the two institutions.
Poets gather at EZCC in Kolkata for Linguistic Harmony Day
Kolkata, Nov 21 (TWF): Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC) organised a poets' meeting to observe Linguistic Harmony Day as part of the National Integration Week (which concludes on November 25).
School children present plays to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary
Kolkata, Dec 4 (TWF): School children of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal had recently presented plays on Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to mark his 150th birth anniversary celebrations.
Author Tanushree Ghosh brings up some pertinent issues regarding immigration in her book From An-Other Land'
Kolkata, Dec 3: With the United States and other countries mired in issues concerning immigration laws, author Tanushree Ghosh's new book struck a chord with the audience gathered at Kolkata's Starmark bookstore.
Wealthy American Indians eye sea-facing South Florida condo like Muse as second home
Miami, Nov 27 (IBNS) Imagine when rest of America is reeling under a cold wave, you are relaxing in an expansive balcony overlooking an incredibly panoramic ocean in South Florida in a smart and sprawling apartment building.
Santoor maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharyas new album releases
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Santoor maestro Pdt Tarun Bhattacharya recently released his latest musical album Hamsadhwani at his recital studio at Moore Avenue.
Kitabe launches Shashi Tharoors The Paradoxical Prime Minister in Kolkata
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): Author and politician Shashi Tharoor was in Kolkata to attend the launch of his book The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi and his India organized by Kitabe a book launching forum initiated by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement Limited at the Bengal Rowing Club (BRC).
Chhattisgarh school started with 7 students and 2 Franciscan sisters to soon complete 25 years
Bilaspur, Oct 31 (IBNS): It is hard to imagine that St Francis Higher Secondary School in Bilaspur (Chattisgarh), with its 7.5 acres of modern techno-savvy campus and five thousand students, began its journey under a shed in 1980 with seven students and two Franciscan sisters, Jocita and Elisa, from a Sisters of the Poor Catholic congregation in Germany.
Italian university to host International Symposium on 10th death anniversary of Prabha Khaitan this month
Turin, Italy, Nov 2 (IBNS): The Department of Humanities, University of Turin, Italy, will host the 10th death anniversary International Symposium in memory of late Dr. Prabha Khaitan titled Translating existentialism in South Asia, under the auspices of the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, Kolkata, and the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Women and Gender - CIRSDe, Turin on Nov 30.
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