Srijone o Shekore: Showcasing the breadth of this land's culture

The festival, titled "Srijone o Shekore," is being held at Bengal Shilpalaya, the foundation's own space in Dhanmandi.

Dhaka, Dec 15 :  On the second day of Bengal Foundation's five-day cultural festival to celebrate the arts and culture of Bangladesh in this Golden Jubilee year, a discussion session titled 'Alape-Bistare' was held Wednesday afternoon.

The movie 'Bhoy' directed by Juairiza Mou was also shown today.

Shiuli Bhattacharya and her group played the violin in the cultural program which started at 6 pm.

Classical performances by Abhijit Kundu and Tinku Sheel were held at Bengal Parampara Sangeetalaya.

On the other hand, Rewaz Performers School performed dance with the direction of Munmun Ahmed.

Besides, Rabindra Sangeet was performed by Mainur Rahman Khan and Mostafizur Rahman. There were also modern Bengali songs by Fahmida Nabi, recitations by Bhaswar Bandyopadhyay, Bhajan Baul and folk songs by Krishna Baul.

From the first day of the festival, ‘Kamrul Karumela’, ‘Boi Porbo’ and an exhibition of artworks by young artists ‘Swarupe Arup’- have been organized here.

There is also a group art exhibition titled 'Swaparjito Prithibi - The Earth In Our Hands'.

Moreover, a short film exhibition titled 'Chalchitra' and a cultural event titled 'Ganer Jharnatalay' have been organized.

There are also painting, crafts and puppet shows for children.

The festival, titled "Srijone o Shekore," is being held at Bengal Shilpalaya, the foundation's own space in Dhanmandi, reports UNB.