Sharabritta organised a recitation programme on Saturday at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library to mark Tagore’s 152nd birth anniversary. The programme titled Songee Rabindranath, featured recitation of selected verses from Tagore’s Raktokarobi and three lyrical dramas by Birendranath Bandyopaddhay,
a contemporary Indian playwright.All the three dramas by Bandyopaddhay illustrate Rabindranath Tagore as a character. The first one was Shudhu Pote Likha depicting a conversation between young Tagore and his sister-in-law Kadambari Devi who are often speculated to be involved in a romantic liaison. Rabisanker Maitree and Umme Salma Sabnam recited the play that was interspersed by songs like Ami Tomaro songee bedhechhi amaro pran, Tumi ki keboli chobi as music in the milieu. The performance kept the audience deeply engrossed.
Another performance that competed with the hype created by the first one was recitation of Kobi O Amal, where Akter Hossain and Babi Akter respectively played the characters of Kobi(that is Tagore) and Amal, the central character of Tagore’s short story Daakghar. The conversation between the poet and his character punctuated by Makbul Hossain’s singing of Ami chanchoclo turned out to be a genuine pleasure for the audience.
The third play titled Shesher Kobitar Pore, illustrated a fictitious conversation between two characters of Tagore namely Shobhonlal and Labonno after they are married. Jahangir Hossain recited the part of Shobhonlal and Sonia Fatema played Labonno, characters from Tagore’s lyrical novel Shesher Kobita.
The only writing by Tagore recited on that evening was a selected segment from Roktokorobi. Saif Bin Aiyub, Sharif-uz-Zaman and Lutfun Nahar Tanu recited portion of the conversation between Addhyapak (professor), Bishu Pagla and Nandini respectively.
All the performances have been well coordinated and directed by the troupe’s president Rabisankar Maitree.
Uttam Chakraborty on flute and Neel Kamru on keyboard provided befitting backdrop music for the recitals.
Audience present at the auditorium expressed their joy after the performances.
‘The performances were finely-coordinated. The Tagore songs in-between the recitations had been appropriately selected and beautifully rendered,’ remarked one elated Mahmud Sharif told.
‘I liked Rabisankar Maitree’s recitation. He has a remarkable voice,’ said another delighted Srabony Saha.
-With New Age input
