Thursday, January 15, 2009

PrakalpanA ArtchivE

Mick Cusimano (USA)




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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

PrakalpanA LitfesT 2008

Attention Editors/ News Editors!

Publishing from the following Press Release in your media will be a great help to us and will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.




Press Release

In observance of the 40th year of Prakalpana Movement, the Prakalpana Litfest was held in Mahabodhi Society hall, at College Square, Kolkata from 5:30-9:30 PM on 6th September--also called as the Prakalpana Day. The festival was inaugurated by Nabakumar Sil, the secretary of the little magazine editors guild with the traditional note of lighting brass lamps and chant of ancient Sanskrit mantra for global peace and harmony.
On this occasion retrospective issues of Prakalpana SahityA/PrakalpanA LiteraturE and kOBISENa along with the books Antargata Barnamala by Dilip Gupta and Der Gonda Prakalpana
by Nikhil Bhaumik were published.

The discourses and dissections that followed were presided over by Dilip Gupta, the prolific prakalpana-writer, who explained Chetanavyasism--the philosophy behind this Movement and read out a prakalpana. The chief Guest Dr.Jagannath Ghosh, himself a critic, crtitically appraised the Movement raising a few questions. Avijit Ghosh recalled at length his association with this movement and its initiator Vattacharja Chandan, especially during the seventies of the last century. Pradip Chaudhury talked of delicacies of publishing Vattacharja Chandan's poems and the acceptance of his poems he has observed during Chandan's performances among non-Bengali-knowing audience outside Bengal. Nikhil Bhaumik pointed out the difference of prakalpana with other conventional forms of writing. Vattacharja Chandan spoke on the past, present and future of the Movement from international perspective.

From among the poetry reading by scores of poets, Ramratan Mukhopadhyay, Nikhil Bhaumik, Utpal, Arunodoy Mukhopadhyay, Dolly Datta, Kalyan Mitra, Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, Goutam Mojumdar, Somnath Roy, Anita Ray's renderings impressed the audience. Babloo Raychoudhuri's sarbangin poetry recital was superb, while Vattacharja Chandan's performance was the characteristic of his dilute of chandan songs with poetry. Besides songs of poetry of some poets including that of Chandan was sung by the noted singer Rishin Mitra. The function was anchored by Amitava Sen and Babloo Raychoudhuri.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

PrakalpanA LitfesT 2008

In Celebration of the 40 th year of the global PrakalpanA Movement
kOBISENa presents
PrakalpanA LitfesT 2008
At Mahabodhi Society hall, 4A Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata 700073, India
on Prakalpana Day, Saturday, September 6, 2008, 5:30 pm- 9:30 pm.
Inauguration by Nabakumar Sil. Introduction of the guests.
Discourses on PrakalpanA Movement by Dr. Jagannath Ghosh(Chief Guest), Ananda Ghosh Hazra, Dilip Gupta, Paresh Mandal, Avijit Ghosh, Boudhayan Mukhopadhyay, Utpal, Ramratan Mukhopadhyay, Nikhil Bhaumik .....
Musing of past present future of the Movement by publisher editor Vattacharja Chandan.
Magazine Release: PrakalpanA SahityA / prakalpanA LiteraturE and kOBISENa.
Prakalpana Reading by Dilip Gupta. Chandan Songs. Song of Poetry by Rishin Mitra.
Sarbangin Poetry performance by Vattacharja Chandan and Bablu Roychowdhury.
Book Release: Antargata Barnamala by Dilip Gupta and Der Gonda Prakalpana by Nikhil Bhaumik.
Poetry Reading by young and old published and unpublished poets who would be present on the spot.
Anchor: Amitava Sen
You are cordially invited to attend to make this fest a success.
Please confirm

Monday, January 28, 2008

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

SarbangiN PoetrY

Jose Roberto Sechi



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Vattacharja Chandan's Poetry Book

A Prakalpana by Asish Deb

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Friday, January 25, 2008

SarbangiN PoetrY

Haiga



Ramratan Mukhopadhy
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Press Release of Prakalpana Lit Conference, 2003

Invitation Letter Of PrakalpanA Lit Conference, 2003

Monday, January 21, 2008

40 Years of PrakalpanA Lit Movement,2008

In commemoration of the 40th year of the PrakalpanA MovemenT in literature and art, this year on Prakalpana Day, the 6th September 2008, a fest will happen in Kolkata, India, where the participants will speak on their past and present attachment or detachment with this unprecedentedly long standing movement in the world of literature and art , who have been braving the heat, apathy, wounds and scars as inflicted on the independents by the culture vultures of uniformally established dogmas, terms, norms, forms and practices everywhere.

It is ardently appealled hereby to all the concerned or discerned writers, critics, poets and artists who are or were once associated or came in contact with this movement through its organs SwatotsaR, kOBISENa, or PrakalpanA SahityA / PrakalpanA LiteraturE, or did not come in contact with it in any point of time, but now want to spread the message of this unparalleled Prakalpana Movement, are welcome to come forward to assist the movement in the way of their liking as well as to make this fest a grand success.

Those who are interested to join this fest from any corner of the globe are requested to
register their expression of interest by email within 31st August, 2008. The participants will be accorded with a certificate of participation in the event.

The exact venue and time of the event and the names of the participants will be notified after that date.

Program

1. Welcome and introduction of the guests.
2. Address by the guest speakers and Participants.
3. Remembrance of the things past by the editor publisher.
4. Poetry Reading by the participating poets.
5. Songs of Poetry.