Post date: Apr 2, 2012 3:14:02 AM
Rabinandan's 14th Annual Programme was held at ICCR, Kolkata on March 24, 2012.
Dedicated to the founder and secretary of the organization, Shri Suresh Chandra Majumdar, the programme started off with the organization’s theme song, Mora shottyer pare mon aaji kori samarpan. The programme was anchored by Shri Amlan Basu. The secretary was remembered by the President of the organization Dr. Sukrit Ranjan Bhattacharya and famous elocutionist Shri Jagannath Basu.
Veteran Rabindrasangeet artist Shri Rajeshwar Bhattacharya took the help of Tobu mone rekho and other appropriate songs by Tagore while reminiscing the memories of his childhood friend Shri Majumdar .
The first half of the programme titled Kabi Bandana was a complete journey through the devotional songs of Tagore, accompanied by readings of Shri Jagannath Basu and Smt Debjani Majumdar, the co-founder of Rabinandan. The chorus performances of Prathamo juger udayo digangane, Aakash jurey shuninu and Jayo taba bichitra ananda were especially appreciated by the listeners.
The solo performances of Esha Mitra (Ke boshile aaji and Morilo mori), and Jayasree Das (Bipulo Taranga re and Ki bhoy obhoy dhaame) and the duets of Anita Ray and Ranjit Biswas (Tomar preme dhonyo koro jaare), Nabamita Chatterjee, Sanghamitra Chatterjee, Ranjit Biswas and Subhendu Talukdar (Uriye dhwaja abhrabhedi rathe), Malini Ganguly and Kaberi Dasgupta (Jethay tomar loot hotechhe), and Bidya Konar and Subhendu Talukdar (Tumi sandhyar o meghomala) were enjoyed by all.
The second half of the programme saw the enactment of the dance drama Bhanushingher Padabali under the able direction of Smt. Debjani Majumdar (music and overall direction) and Smt. Poly Guha (dance). Smt. Guha’s dance troupe and the powerful rendition of the songs like Hridayaka sadhah by Malini Ganguly, Sajani sajani by Nabamita Chatterjee and Sanghamitra Chatterjee, Bhara badar by Jayasree Das, Maran re by Esha Mitra and Shaon-o gagane by Kaberi Dasgupta enthralled the audience.