SURNANDAN BHARATI CELEBRATED A CONFERENCE, LITERARY MEET, AND ART EXHIBITION
By ANIT MUKERJEA
On Sunday, December 4, a packed audience greeted the All India Conference, Convocation Ceremony,
Literary Meet, Art Exhibition and Surnandan Festival at Gyan Manch. It was inaugurated by eminent Manipuri
dance guru Kalavati Devi, Justice Apurba Sinha Roy, Dean of Rabindra Bharati University Prof. Puspita Mukherjee,
Tabla Maestro Pt. Mallar Ghosh, Economist of South Korea Prof. Dr Gouranga Das, Poet-Vocalist-Artist of Prague
Papia Ghoshal. Awards were presented to achievers in different fields followed by a cultural programme where a
repertoire of songs, dances and recitations by aspiring artists stirred audience interest.
Ninety-Six achievers from South Korea, Assam, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh and West Bengal were
honoured with miscellaneous awards. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Tabla Maestro of Guwahati
Assam Pt. Kalyan Deka, Scientist and vocalist from Kolkata Dr. Tanya Das, Danceguru of Kolkata Snuhi Chowdhury,
Dance guru and Choreographer of Vadodara Gujarat Jayalakshmi Arun and Artist of Rourkela Odisha Badal Kr.
Mandal. The best Centre-In-Charge trophy was given to Dhruba Jyoti Sharma Baruah, Principal of Shankar Madhab
Chitrakala Vidyalaya, Bebejia, Assam. Nirmali Das, a student of Shankar Madhab Chitrakala Vidyalaya, received the
Best student award.
Singers, dancers, elocutionists and artists showcased their talent on stage. The poetry book ‘Mahurter
Kobitaguchha’penned by Prof. Dr Gouranga Das of Seoul, South Korea; a short story book of Ritish Ranjan
Chakraborty ‘Dyotonar Deyal’ and the profiles of 84 outstanding personalities in the sphere of art and culture took
shape in the book ‘Refulgent Luminaries’ edited by Ritish Ranjan Chakraborty, which was inaugurated at the conference. A
colourful souvenir to celebrate the occasion was launched by Hon’ble Justice Apurba Sinha Roy. The entire event was
anchored by Debasish Basu(TV Personality), Debasish Sarkar and Simantika Bhattacharjee.
This was followed by a literary seminar ‘Kabi Sanmelan on December 5 at Surya Sen Manch where
prospective poets Amitabha Gupta, Papia Ghoshal, Bimal Deb, Prof. Sikha Saha, Barnali Sikdar, Jatin Sarkar and
others recited their original poems to poetry aficionados. December 6 witnessed the inauguration of an art exhibition
presented by Surnandan Bharati at the Altamira Art Gallery. It was an inter-state art exhibition with painters from
such far-flung locations as Meghalaya in Shillong, UK, Prague, East Medinipur, Assam and West Bengal showcased
their paintings. The canvases that caught the viewers’ eyes were Sharmistha Dasgupta’s (Meghalaya) ‘Radha Krishna’
for its originality in using the peacock feather design as part of the eyes of the celestial figures.
Papia Ghoshal’s, a resident of Prague, showcased tempestuous paintings in monochrome portraying the
furies of mother nature. Sankar Mondal’s representation of Saraswati seated on a lotus was sheer visual poetry.
Tannoy Das from Kolkata matched the subtle nuances of a boating scenario demonstrating his watercolour skills. Lee
Johnson from the UK focussed on two circles merging into each other creating yuni or a womb that was too geometrical to
leave a strong impression. However, it was heartening to perceive that different painters from both the occident and
orient have come together to share their ideas expressed in the canvases leaving a mixed impact on viewers.
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