Rabindra Jayanti: 150th Year Celebrations

‎University of Hyderabad
along with
Hyderabad Bangalee Samity
and
Department of Culture, A.P.
is pleased to host
Rabindra Jayanti: 150th Year Celebrations

Basanta Utsav: Roop-Raag
4-6 February 2011
At
Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad

4th February, Friday
6 pm
Introduction: Dr. M.T. Ansari and Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya, UoH

Welcome: Prof. Vinod Pavarala
Dean, S.N.School of Arts & Communication, UoH

Sri Basuthakur,
President, Hyderabad Bangalee Samity

Inauguration
by
Sri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS
Secretary to A.P. Government
Department of Culture and Tourism

Welcome Messages
by
Smt. Chandana Khan, IAS
Principal Secretary to A.P. Govt., Primary Education
And Sarvasiksha Abhyam

and

Dr. Kanta Rao, IPS
Director of Cultural Affairs, Ravindra Bharati, Hyderabad

4th February, Friday
6.30 pm
Chandalika
A dance drama in Kuchipudi style
Director: Dr. J. Anuradha
Dance Department, S.N. School of Arts and Communication, UoH

Introduction: Dr. J. Bheemaiah
Synopsis:
Chandalika (1933), a dance drama by Tagore, tells the story of a ‘untouchable’ woman, Prakriti, her mother and their sufferings in a caste based society. Prakriti’s love for the Buddhist ascetic Ananda, and the consequences of such asymmetrical desire in a society (informed by caste, class and gender hierchies) brings about the crisis of the play to the fore.
Prakriti’s mother’s use of ‘magic’ to ‘tame’ Ananda and ‘force him’to accept Prakriti (even though his emtails the going back on his monastic vows of chastity) brings the play to its climatic point. The audience is invited to witness the resolution of this crisis and see how the play engages with questions of love and humanity.
8 pm
Raktakarabi
Director: Sri Manish Mitra
Kasba Arghya, Kolkata

Introduction: Smt. Chandana Khan
Synopsis:
Raktakarabi (translated as Red Oleanders, 1925) is acclaimed as one of Rabindranath Tagore’s finest plays. It describes a conflict between mechanized forces regimentation and the independent human spirit. In this play Nandini represents that independent spirit which cannot be crushed even within an oppressive system and who symbolizes the hope that springs eternal in the human heart.
The lay narrates the tale of a king who remains invisible behind the iron curtain and orchestrates an oppressive, soul-killing, subjugating system. Nandini leads the people towards the identification of the mechanisms of regimentation and their final destruction.

5th February, Saturday
6 pm
Welcome: Prof. Mohan G. Ramanan
Dean, School of Humanities, UoH

6.10 pm
Rabindranath’s Paintings: Smt. Chandana Khan
Tagore’s Vision of Culture as Civilisation: Sri Samik Bandopadhyay

7.30 pm
Raja
Director: Abhijit Sen
Natyam, Kolkata
Introduction: Dr. Anindita Mukhopadhyay
Synopsis:
Raja is the story of Queen Sudarshana’s search for Raja (The King of the Dark Chamber), and final journey towards the realization of the King. Sudarshana’s companion (and her other self) Surangama (an old man playing the choric role) and Thakurda, also help her understand that the Raja (or by association the coveted one) must be discovered (and accepted) within before he may be realized without. In the process the play engages within questions of form/formlessness, beauty/ugliness in a haunting manner.

6th February, Sunday
6 pm
Valedictory Message by Guest of Honour
Sutirtha Bhattacharya
IAS, Chairman, A.P. Power Generation Corporation
Prof Sayed E. Hasnain
Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
6.30 pm
Vote of Thanks
Prof. Tutun Mukherjee, UoH
7 pm
Raag-Anurag
A Jugalbandi musical concert of Hindusthani Classical and Rabindra Sangeet.
Shreya Guhathakurata and Parthasarathi Desikan,
Narration: Saswati Guhathakurata

All are welcome

No Entry fee…Its Free for all

Please join us and make it a big success

HCU bus will start @ 4 Pm everyday form post office and bring back you after the program finishes…

See You then @ Rabindra Bharati