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Rays of Light
This show will re-live the exploits of the pioneering Ray family across three generations, that created children’s chronicles, nonsense rhymes, detective stories, surreal music and the most wonderful films ever to come out of the sub-continent.
EXHIBITION
Rays of Light
This exhibition will re-live the literature, music and art of the Ray family across three generations, that created children’s chronicles, nonsense rhymes and illustrations, detective stories, surreal music and the most wonderful films ever to come out of the sub-continent.
‘Bringing Communities together through music’
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CHHANDAM’S PROGRAMME HISTORY
- Maatri-Chinta 1995 Plaza Centre, Southend
- Mahalaya. 1999 James Hornsby School, Laindon
- Mahalaya 2000 Queen’s Theatre,Hornchurch
- Rhyme Rhythm and Rapsody 2002 Towngate Theatre, Basildon
- Shristi 2005 Towngate Theatre, Basildon
- Guldasta 2008 Bhavan Centre, London
- Kahata Kabir 2010 Bhavan Centre, London
- Kavita K2K 2013, Bhavan Centre
- Time & Timelessness with Tagore 2014 Bhavan Centre, London
- Navaratri Durga 2015 Rudolf Steiner Hall, London
- Phulwalon ki Sair 2017 Bhavan Centre, London
- Rays of Light 2019 Bhavan Centre, London
Chhandam has hosted annual programs by its students and teachers as well as numerous concepts by distinguished artists. Some notable concerts are as listed below:
- Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta 2000 Queens Theatre, Hornchurch
- Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. 2008 Bhavan Centre, London
- Pandit Bikram Ghosh (Rhythmscape) 2013 Towngate Theatre, Basildon
- Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar 2015 Towngate Theatre, Basildon
- Partho Sarothy 2007,2010,2013 Towngate Theatre, Basildon
- Sukumar Samajpati 2013 James Hornsby, Laindon
- Anjana Nath 2014 James Hornsby, Laindon
- Purnima Sen 2016 James Hornsby, Laindon
- Dance workshops Jayashree Misra James Hornsby, Laindon
- Shruti Dasgupta/Gurdain Rayatt 2010 Bhavan Centre, London
In addition Bhaskar Dasgupta has published two books consisting of plays and poems inspired by the above shows
Memories of no consequence (2016)
Five Notes of the Raga (2019)
Chhandam has continued music classes during the Covid pandemic over Zoom every Sunday teaching students across three continents in India, UK, and the USA.
To advance the education of the public in matters relating to asian culture, music and dance, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of instructional workshops and classes, and by the presentation of public performances