Chhayanat observes Nazrul death anniversary
On the occasion of the 32nd death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, Chhayanat arranged a cultural programme at its Ramesh Chandra Dutta Memorial Auditorium on August 28. Students and teachers of Chhayanat performed songs and poems of Nazrul at the programme.
The programme started with a group rendition of Eshechhi tabo dwarey. Noted Nazrul artiste and General Secretary of Chhayanat Khairul Anam Shakil gave a brief speech on the life and works of the National Poet.
Students of Chhayanat rendered several Nazrul Sangeet highlighting devotion and spirituality. Moumita Sarkar rendered Aamar haatey Kali, Rezaul Karim performed Duur Arab-er swapon and Anindita Chowdhury sang Aay moru parer hawa.
Songs performed throughout the evening also featured the soul's quest for the proximity of the creator, like Khelichho e bishwa loye by Mahua Manzuri and Bishwa byapiya achho by Putul Das.
Maniza Rahman read out a letter, which Nazrul wrote to his first wife Nargis Begum. Tanvir Ahmed recited excerpts from Nazrul's writing.
Sanjida Zohra rendered a baul song, Baul holam dhuli-pathey. Nandita Dutta sang a Shyama Sangeet, Shyama naam-er laglo.
Apart from the curtain raiser, two more group performances featured in the programme were Khatun-e Jannat Fatema and the closing song Bedoner shindhu.
Among others, Sumon Majumder, Shukla Paul, Nabanita Chowdhury, Shabnam Shirin and noted singer Shahin Samad also performed at the programme.
Khairul Anam Shakil was the music director of the programme.
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