Rabindra Sangeet evening �Baishe Srabon� at IGCC today
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Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) is organising an evening of Rabindra Sangeet with Dr. Chanchal Khan titled Baishe Srabon paying a tribute to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, today at its Gulshan premises. Dr. Chanchal Khan is an established Rabindra Sangeet singer in Bangladesh. He has to his credit six albums, two of which were published in Kolkata, with the endorsement of Viswa Bharati Music Board. He has directed several plays of Tagore, including Shyama, Chitrangada and Valmiki Pratibha. He has just released a documentary Rabindranath in Bangladesh, a historical visual analysis of Rabindranaths works during his stay in East Bengal between 1890 and 1937.
Dr. Khan worked in the 150th Birth Anniversary Celebration Committee of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh. He directed a documentary Bangladeshey Rabindranath, which was screened in India and Bangladesh during the joint celebrations in the two countries. He has released his second documentary titled Timeless Gitanjali sponsored by the India-Bangladesh Foundation, High Commission of India in 2014 which was screened in India, Australia, USA and UK.
Dr. Khan is a founder member of Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Sammilan Parishad and Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha. He regularly performs in different TV channels at home and abroad. He is the founder of SHUROLOK, a cultural organisation in Dhaka. He has given performances in India, Nepal, Australia, USA and UK.
Where: IGCC, House No. 35, Road No. 24, Gulshan-1
When: 6:30pm, today
