The Wandering Lens

“From Shiraz to Samarkand. Himalaya and some more" that Is how the up coming exhibition of the revered Indian photographer Deb Mukharji's exhibition is described. The inauguration of the exhibition will be held on April 7 at 5pm at Drik Gallery.

Kibria’s Show Deffered

Noted artist Mohammed Kibria’s solo art exhibition scheduled on March 4 at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts was postponement due to the sad and untimely demise of Ahram Khair (Bi shall, youngest son of Abul Khair Lltu, Chairman. Bengal Foundation. The'dates of the exhibition will be announced later.

Children’s Painting Competition

A children’s painting competition will be held at the National Sports Council Gymnasium as part of the celebration of the ongoing Cricket Week on April 7. The competition will take place between 9am to 12 noon Tana Por on

3rd solo tapestry exhibition by Chandan Shaflqul Kabir is going to be held at I the Zainul Gallery. Institute I of Fine Arts. University’ of I Dhaka. Pro vice-chancellor. I University of Dhaka. Pro-I fessor Shahadat All will be I present as the chief guest and I Kh Rashidul Huq. Chair-I man. Handloom board as I special guest. Renowned art I critic Syed Manzoorul Islam I will introduce the exhibition I as the main speaker. The ex-I hibltlon will be inaugurated I by Jamdani Weaver Abdul I Gani. Eminent artist Abdur I Razzaque will preside over I the occasion. The exhibition I will remain open till April I 13 every’day from 2pm till I 8pm.

Shishir at Gallery 21

Shishir Bhattacharjees solo exhibition was inaugurated on March 31 at Gallery’ 21. Artist Quayyum Chowdhury’ Inaugurated the exhibition. Starting from Shafi-uddin Ahmed. Mohammad Kibria. Aminul Islam to Rafiqun Nabi. Munirul Islam. Mahmudul Haq. all of his teachers were present at the inaugural ceremony. This exhibition will be open to all till April 10 from 10 ; am to 8 pm.

Nurun Nahar Samad Nattayapadak 99 The festival 2000 of the

I Nurun Nahar Samad Nat-I tayapadak 99 is about to I start on April 5 at the Mahila Shamiti Stage at

I 5pm. Mohammad Nasim.

I Minister of. Home. Post and Telecommunication will be present as the chief guest on the occasion. The award will I be given in 8 categories evaluating the performances of various theatre groups who performed at the Baily’ Road Nattya Para in 1999. These categories are Best Playwright. Best Director. Best Actor. Best Actress. Best Stage Designer. Best Lighting. Best Production and Best Theatre Personality. After the award giving ceremony there will be a cultural show and staging of Abdul- I lah Al Mamun's Mie Mas- I ter'.

After the Inaugural pro- I gramme there will be pro- I grammes everyday at I 7.00pm from April 9 till I April 13 at the Guide House I stage, where Praccyanat. Na- I garik Nattya Shampraday. I Desh Natak. Arryanak I Nattyadal and Anik I (Calcutta) will be presenting I their latest productions.