Remembering Ritwik Through Haunting Recital of Raag Hansadhwani

This is a unique Saudha celebration of the birth-centenary of legendary filmmaker from Bengal Ritwik Ghatak in collaboration with the Language Resource Centre of Cornell University in USA (G04 Stimson Hall, 204 Feeney Wy, Ithaca, NY 14850).

The celebration entails a seminar called EXILE MEMORY AND THE LAST REFUGE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT : A STUDY OF RITIWIK GHATAK AND THEO ANGELOPOULOS featuring Dr Ahmed Shamim of Cornell University as facilitator, recipient of Bangla Academy Award, fictionist Salma Bani as well as poet T M Ahmed Kaysher as discussants and Professor Shamim Reza of Jahangirnagar University as the main speaker.

The session ends with music session called Remembering Ritwik Through a haunting recital of Raag Hansadhwani by a leading interpreter of Indian classical music in the West Chandra Chakraborty.

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