Leading Bangladeshi and Indian performers join hands

Artistes perform at the programme.

To celebrate Tagore's 150th birth anniversary, Navapratisruti, a prominent cultural organisation of Kolkata, recently held an evening of songs, recitation and dance. Featured performers included noted artistes of Bangladesh and India and the venue was the G.D. Birala Auditorium, Kolkata.
Artistes representing Bangladesh were Rezwana Chowdhury Bonya, Lily Islam, Sajed Akbar, Salma Akbar, Chanchal Khan, Himadri Shekhar and Rokaiya Hasina. Bhaswar Bandopadhyay recited poems, while Sharmila Bandopadhyay and her troupe Nrityanandan performed two dance compositions. The audience gave a standing ovation to Mohon Singh and Dwijen Mukhopadhyay -- the two legends present at the function. Artistes from Kolkata included Mohon Singh, Purobi Mukhopadhyay, Promita Mullick, Debarothi Shome, Avirupa Guha Thakurata, Prabudhya Raha, Angnibo Chatterjee, Pubali Debnath and Sutapa Bandopadhyay (in recitation).
This function was reciprocal to an earlier one held in Dhaka in conjunction with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in June this year. The Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Mustafizur Rahman, inaugurated the function jointly with the Mayor of Kolkata Sovan Chattopadhyay.