80 years of the 1943 Bengal Famine: Remembering through Talks and Events
Organised by: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, West Bengal
January 5-8, 2024
Day 1, January 5
Venue: MAKAUT Auditorium, Haringhata
12.00 pm – 01.00 pm: Opening Ceremony
Welcome (Dr Rajarshi Mitra, Dr Sourit Bhattacharya and Dr Binayak Bhattacharya)
Formal inauguration by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Tapas Chakrabarty
Speech by the dignitaries
02.00 pm – 4.30 pm: Film Screening followed by discussion
Film: Akaler Sandhane (Dir. Mrinal Sen, 1982)
Discussant: Dr. Manas Ghosh, Department of Film Studies, Jadavpur University
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Day 2, January 6
10.00 am – 12.00 pm: Walk through the urban sites associated with the 1943 Bengal Famine
“A Tour through Hunger” – Supervision: Dr Tathagatha Neogi
12.00 pm: Inauguration of the Exhibition:
Monone Ponchash: Monontwor Fire Dekha
Curated by Dr. Somshankar Ray, in collaboration with Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre
Venue: Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre (JBMRC), Lake Terrace, Kolkata – 700029
02.00 pm – 05.00 pm: Dialogues
Venue: Exhibition lobby, Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre
Speakers:
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Day 3, January 7
Venue: Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre (JBMRC), Lake Terrace, Kolkata – 700029
12.00 pm – 07.00 pm: Exhibition Monone Ponchash: Monontwor Fire Dekha
01.00 pm – 03.00 pm: Dialogues
Venue: Exhibition lobby, Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre
Speakers:
04.00 pm – 06.00 pm: Panel Discussions:
Venue: Barun De Auditorium, Jadunath Bhavan Museum & Resource Centre
Discussants:
06.30 pm – 07.00 pm: Closing of Exhibition
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Day 4, January 8
Venue: Madhusudan Mancha, Dhakuria, Kolkata – 700031
02.00 pm – 04.00 pm: Film screening
Dharti Ke Lal (Children of the Earth, 1946) Dir. K.A. Abbas
04.00 pm – 05.00 pm: Panel Discussions
Discussants:
05.30 pm – 06.30 pm: Cultural performances
06.30 pm – 09.00 pm: Theatre performance followed by discussion
Jabanbandi (Confessions, 1944) by Bijon Bhattacharya
Produced and staged by: Anandapur Gujob
09.00 pm – 09.30 pm: Closing remarks and Vote of Thanks
09.30 pm – End of Event