Remembrance of Masterji Arambam Amubi Singh
Guru Arambam Amubi Singh was widely known in Santiniketan as Masterji. It has been 25 years today since Masterji left us but he and his creative work are very much
Humanity during the crisis
Many of us around the world are in ‘lockdown’ at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic. So Obhi and I thought we should share some of Tagore’s humanity and
My Joy Of Dance
Like every year, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust invited us (Prantik) to celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary in the garden of Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. This year, a line of
A tribute to my dance guru, the legendary K Jatindra Singh (Jitenda)
I was saddened to hear on Monday that Jitenda had passed away. I had last seen him in early March, while he was in Pearson Memorial Hospital in Santiniketan. He
Ami Chitrangada
After a long absence from my blog, I thought I should mark International Women’s Day by publishing the part of our film version of Chitrangada in which Chitrangada reveals herself to
Chitrangada – first gala premiere, then global premiere
Last Sunday, we had the charity gala premiere of our film version of Tagore’s dance-drama Chitrangada in Brussels in aid of Santiniketan Sishutirtha. Before the film, we had a live, multilingual performance
Selling tickets for the Chitrangada gala premiere
At midnight last night, Central European Summer Time, tickets for the charity gala premiere of Chitrangada in Brussels went on sale via TicketABC. Here is the related press release. The
About Santiniketan Sishutirtha
I thought you ought to know why we selected Santiniketan Sishutirtha as the beneficiary of our charity gala premiere of Chitrangada in Brussels on 23 September. 50% of any profits from the
Introducing Manini Mukhopadhyay
Obhi has already introduced one of our two guest singers for The Story of Gitanjali – Sayan Bandyopadhyay. Now it is time for me to introduce the other: Manini Mukhopadhyay. I
Getting ready for the premiere … and Indian dance vs sport?
Today, I placed the print order for the final version of the poster I introduced in my previous post. Obhi and our designer, Debangana Banerjee, thought that my name should
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