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In pictures: A ‘Baithakkhana adda’ celebrating ‘Bangali’s culture, literature, middle class and more

The Kolkata Centre for Creativity hosted a three-day literary festival attended by Srijato, Anupam Roy, Anirban Bhattacharya and others

Pooja Mitra Kolkata Published 24.04.24, 05:33 PM
KCC Baithakkhana — the depiction of the Bengali middle-class in Bengali literature and popular media: Kolkata witnessed a unique event from April 19 to 21 at Kolkata Centre for Creativity where reputable names from various fields of art came together to share their thoughts on ‘Bangali’, Bengali middle-class, Bengali literature and Bengali culture
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KCC Baithakkhana — the depiction of the Bengali middle-class in Bengali literature and popular media: Kolkata witnessed a unique event from April 19 to 21 at Kolkata Centre for Creativity where reputable names from various fields of art came together to share their thoughts on ‘Bangali’, Bengali middle-class, Bengali literature and Bengali culture

All photographs by Krishnungshu Gangopadyay and Kolkata Centre for Creativity
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The event was inaugurated by (from left) author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, artist Jogen Chowdhury, KCC chairperson Richa Agarwal, author Sanchari Mookherjee, theatre personality Bibhas Chakraborty and author-musician Chandril Bhattacharya
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The event was inaugurated by (from left) author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, artist Jogen Chowdhury, KCC chairperson Richa Agarwal, author Sanchari Mookherjee, theatre personality Bibhas Chakraborty and author-musician Chandril Bhattacharya

The wit and sharp intellect of Chandril Bhattacharya, who had curated the literary event along with Sanchari Mookherjee, had the audience in splits
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The wit and sharp intellect of Chandril Bhattacharya, who had curated the literary event along with Sanchari Mookherjee, had the audience in splits

The first day of the event culminated in an engaging discussion among Shirshendu Mukhodpadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury and Bibhas Chakraborty. Media personality, author and musician Anindya Chatterjee moderated the talk, ‘Middle Class and Bengali Culture’
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The first day of the event culminated in an engaging discussion among Shirshendu Mukhodpadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury and Bibhas Chakraborty. Media personality, author and musician Anindya Chatterjee moderated the talk, ‘Middle Class and Bengali Culture’

Highlights of the event included a book-reading session by Srijato (top left), a debate on the topic — ‘Bangali Bolte Bangali Madhyabityokei Bojhay’ (Bengali essential refers to the Bengali middle-class) in which Jadavpur University professor Abdul Kafi (top right) took part along with Srijato, actor Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee (bottom left), author Tilottama Majumder and film researcher Sanjay Mukhopadhyay (bottom right) among others
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Highlights of the event included a book-reading session by Srijato (top left), a debate on the topic — ‘Bangali Bolte Bangali Madhyabityokei Bojhay’ (Bengali essential refers to the Bengali middle-class) in which Jadavpur University professor Abdul Kafi (top right) took part along with Srijato, actor Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee (bottom left), author Tilottama Majumder and film researcher Sanjay Mukhopadhyay (bottom right) among others

Actor Anirban Chakrabarti (third from left) engaged in a discussion on ‘Train-er Monthly, Molin Gamchcha’ (Monthly train tickets and gamchchas to ensure seats) along with actress Bidipta Chakraborty and Srijato. Anindya Chatterjee returned in the role of a moderator
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Actor Anirban Chakrabarti (third from left) engaged in a discussion on ‘Train-er Monthly, Molin Gamchcha’ (Monthly train tickets and gamchchas to ensure seats) along with actress Bidipta Chakraborty and Srijato. Anindya Chatterjee returned in the role of a moderator

(Clockwise from top left) Singer-composer-author Anupam Roy, Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, theatre activist Daminee Basu and actor Anirban Bhattacharya were at the event
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(Clockwise from top left) Singer-composer-author Anupam Roy, Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, theatre activist Daminee Basu and actor Anirban Bhattacharya were at the event

Chandril Bhattacharya (centre) in an ‘adda’ on stage with his Chandrabindoo peers Upal Sengupta (left) and Anindya Chatterjee (right)
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Chandril Bhattacharya (centre) in an ‘adda’ on stage with his Chandrabindoo peers Upal Sengupta (left) and Anindya Chatterjee (right)

(From left) Author Pracheta Gupta, author and journalist Ranjan Bandyopadhyay and actor Riddhi Sen talked on the topic ‘Ghyan Ebong Ghyan: Madhyabitter Kanduni’ (the rants of the middle-class Bengali)
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(From left) Author Pracheta Gupta, author and journalist Ranjan Bandyopadhyay and actor Riddhi Sen talked on the topic ‘Ghyan Ebong Ghyan: Madhyabitter Kanduni’ (the rants of the middle-class Bengali)

From tram tickets to pop culture phrases, cartoons to doodles — the event also exhibited a few popular nuggets of Bengali culture. Fashion and food also found their place, making the weekend at KCC a non-stop ‘adda’ spot
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From tram tickets to pop culture phrases, cartoons to doodles — the event also exhibited a few popular nuggets of Bengali culture. Fashion and food also found their place, making the weekend at KCC a non-stop ‘adda’ spot

Photographs of Anjan Dutt and Kabir Suman in a frame, snapshots of Kolkata, ‘alpona’ and graphic art installation weaving together a few knick-knacks that are intrinsic to a Bengali lifestyle made the fest even more interesting. Finding jhalmuri zhuzhed up the soiree even more
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Photographs of Anjan Dutt and Kabir Suman in a frame, snapshots of Kolkata, ‘alpona’ and graphic art installation weaving together a few knick-knacks that are intrinsic to a Bengali lifestyle made the fest even more interesting. Finding jhalmuri zhuzhed up the soiree even more

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