Bengal Foundation
VOLUME I
Bengal Foundation
Bengal Foundation
VOLUME - I
First published in Dhaka in 2011 by Bengal Foundation Bengal Centre, Plot-2 Civil Aviation Area, New Airport Road Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh www.bengalfoundation.org Š 2011 Bengal Foundation All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed and bound in Dhaka First edition Editorial and Content Abul Hasnat Luva Nahid Choudhury Subir Choudhury Zeenat Chowdhury Art direction ARK Reepon Lead designer Muntasir Mamun Akram Hossain Ratan Obaidullah Emon Jahangir Palash
To all those who have journeyed with Bengal Foundation
Acknowledgment The entries being too numerous and for lack of proper archiving, it has been difficult to ascertain names of individual photographers and writers. Acknowledgments are generally due to all who have (through photographs, writings, information, editing and facilitation) contributed to the content development of this book. We are grateful to Professor Emeritus Dr. Anisuzzaman for advising us and lending time. Special thanks are also due to press photographers and reporters who have been generous in their assistance. The following lists are in no way exhaustive. Omissions are unintended and sincerely regretted. Photographers Akram Hossain Ratan, Anisul Haque Borun, ARK Reepon, David Barikdar, Din Mohammad Shibly, Homaed Ishaque Moon, Indranil Kishor, Jahangir Palash, Jahidul Haque, Kamol Khalid, Khan Md. Nazrul Islam, Mahbub Alam Pallab, Mizanur Rahman Khoka, Mohidul Haque, Munshi Asadur Rahman, Muntasir Mamun Imran, Muslehuddin, Nasir Ali Mamun, Niaz Majumdar, Nilmoni, Nitai Pada Das, Obaidullah Emon, Promotesh Das Pulak, Saidul Haque, Salman Saeed, Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury, Sayeed Kallol, Shaheen Shah, Shahidul Alam, Shafiqul Hossain, Sumon Dey, Syed Asif Mahmud, Tasnuva Pragya, Walid Bin Hossain, Yusuf Rasel. Archives and information Abul Hasnat, Anisul Haque Borun, Bulbul Islam, Iffat Ara Dewan, Kamol Khalid, Dr. Khondokar Tazmi Noor, Fauzia Rima, Obaidullah Emon, Mahi Uddin, Mofizul Haque, Sarwar Jahan Chowdhury, Shaheen Shah, Sowkat Hossain Khan. Editing and proofing Ahmad Ullah, Ataur Rahman, Md. Abdullahel Baki, Md. Mohsin Ali, Md. Saiful Islam, Moni Goswami, Muhammad Ashfak Khan and Kali O Kalam, Shilpa O Shilpi and Charbela Chardik editorial team.
We sincerely acknowledge the debt of gratitude owed to artists, singers, musicians, craftspersons, stage artists, performers, organisers, activists, writers, critics and all those who have believed in and stood by us all these years. Our journey would have been untenable without the dedication, hard work and ingenuity of each member of the Bengal Foundation team. We fondly remember those members who are no longer with us but continue to enrich the institution with their legacy. We remember with the deepest regret, the passing away of six luminaries this year. The arts world will never reverberate with quite the same vitality in the absences of Mohammad Kibria and Aminul Islam. Both artists were linked to the Bengal Foundation in countless ways. The tragic deaths of Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier are twin losses of incomparable magnitude. Tareque and his wife Catherine had devoted many hours to shaping the Cinema issue of Jamini. Munier had also spent considerable time with Abul Khair, researching the possibility of a film studio at Savar. We grieve the sudden demise of singer and teacher Dr. Mridulkanti Chakrabarty with whom Bengal Foundation had enjoyed a long and fruitful association. The passing away of veteran singer and activist Ajit Roy is an irreparable loss to the nation. We regret that the last four deaths occurred when the book was in its final stages, thereby excluding the possibility of their presence in the Tribute section. To their families and near and dear ones, we pay our deepest respects. There have been many firsts at Bengal – some worth the while, some not. But always, there is the excitement of a moment’s achievement that dulls the pain of failure. . . and we emerge stronger. We believe the first steps have to be ours. The first sacrifices have to be ours. We hope others will follow the dream. The journey continues ...
Bengal Foundation Dhaka, 2011
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
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TRIBUTE
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MUSIC
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FESTIVAL
127
WORKSHOP
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FILM
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PUBLICATION
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AWARD
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SCHOLARSHIP
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THEATRE
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EDUCATION
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HERITAGE
BENGAL FOUNDATION Bengal Foundation, a private trust, began its journey in the late eighties. The founder Abul Khair's personal regard for the arts coupled with his vision of projecting a culturally rich Bangladesh that will rise above the typical portraiture of a country steeped in flood and famine, led to Bengal Foundation's initial sojourn. In the course of its work the Foundation has been abetted by an enlightened body of creative thinkers. After more than twenty years on the trail, Bengal Foundation's work now encompasses different forms of visual and performing arts. Music, literature and painting, however, remain its central concerns. Bengal Foundation is wholly funded by the internal resources of a local business house, Bengal Group. Whilst Bengal Group tries relentlessly to live up to its social commitment, Bengal Foundation continues to play a premium role in the cultural arena of Bangladesh. A series of initiatives centering on the visual arts, music, literature and theatre form the backbone of Bengal Foundation's endeavour to share the richness and diversity
The journey began in the late eighties when the Bengal Foundation label offered a selection of Bengali music to discerning listeners, on LPs and audio cassettes. These were later converted to CDs, all produced to the best industry standards. In the last twenty years, over 150 albums in various genres of music have been published. Launch festivals and music expositions such as the Praner Khela, Badol Diner Gaan, Sange Theko Sangeet, Dhrupadi Ganer Asor are regular features at Bengal. Monthly concerts, recitals and workshops keep the city’s music circuit energized. The guru-shishwa Parampara programme brings home the resources of learned teachers of Indian classical music. It is an important part of research and training in music. The programme, conducted by renowned ustads, warrants free training to upcoming talents and senior musicians. The Bengal Scholar programme gives scholarships and grants for higher training in art and music. The grant stresses one-to-one learning and encourages young trainees to foster a guru-shishwa relationship with their teachers. The programme also provides assistance to scholars and researchers in their work. Bengal Bikash, a nationwide talent search programme, tops the list in ground breaking work that brought many young talents to the fore in 2006. In terms of breadth, scope and nurture, Bengal Bikash is an important milestone in the country’s cultural development. Music festivals such as the Classical Music Conference (1996), Shatabarsher Sangeet Natok O Kabita(2000), Zainul Utsab (2004), Baishakhi Utsab (2005 & 2006) Tagore, Nazrul and Sufia Kamal festivals of 2011, and many others have brought the best musical talents in the country. 14
Mission - Promote regional interaction, engage in lateral collaboration, connect and share with others - Facilitate the creation of environments responsive to art - Disseminate processes, techniques, information and knowledge about the arts to empower, instill confidence and impart dignity - Establish points of reference for the growth and proliferation of art - Establish the community’s role in nurturing local resources - Conserve tradition, allow diversity, evolution and growth from within - Uphold a positive image of Bangladesh by disseminating information about its cultural wealth
Books . Films. Awards . Crafts Jamini, the first international arts quarterly in Bangladesh, launched in 2003, and Kali O Kalam, an acclaimed Bengali literary magazine, are two flagship publications sponsored by Bengal Foundation. Kali O Kalam, the longest running literary monthly in the country, continues to do well in its eighth year. In 2010 the Foundation sponsored the launch of Bengal Barota, a large-format monthly cultural directory. A large-format Bengali arts quarterly Shilpa O Shilpi covering contemporary cinema, photography, art event reviews, architecture, visual and performing arts, which debuted in August 2011, is the latest addition to the family. In terms of the quality of content, layout and presentation, these publications are world class and have contributed significantly to the printing industry in Bangladesh. In 2011 Bengal Foundation signed a long-term contract with renowned Italian publisher Skira, for publishing and distributing world-class books on Bangladesh art. These will showcase the work of leading artists and provide the first comprehensive survey in English of Bangladesh Art for international audiences. The first book of this series, My Journey as a Witness, featuring the works of celebrated photographer Shahidul Alam, is being launched in September 2011. The Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts has been assiduously publishing catalogues, brochures, documentary films and books on art, for the last eleven years. These publications are important archives that document the ascent of contemporary art in Bangladesh. Bengal Foundation has produced 40 films on art, artists and singersthus, making it the biggest producer of films on art, in the country. Kali O Kalam honours new talent annually by giving the prestigious HSBC-Kali O Kalam Tarun Kabita O Sahitya Puraskar in five categories, to young poets and writers. This award has provided great impetus to the younger generation of writers.
Vision Project a culturally rich Bangladesh to a global audience
Values and Beliefs - Faith in the power of art as an agent of change - Belief in initiation from within - Belief in the excellence and singularity of Bangladesh’s cultural wealth - Giving freely and unconditionally to accommodate cultural advancement and growth
Since 1998 the Bengal Foundation Art Award has brought distinction to artists every two years, in the national art exhibition organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. In 2010 Bengal Foundation, in collaboration with the National Crafts Council, initiated the biggest crafts award in the country, the Mastercraftsperson Award. The awards, given in 5 categories, are an important stimuli to the disappearing crafts industry. The acquisition of the only natural dye crafts outlet in the country,Aranya, in 2011, further consolidates Bengal Foundation’s commitment to continuity and the preservation of crafts.
Theatre Since 2001, Bengal Foundation has funded Natya Unnayan Prakalpa, the single largest project for the development of theatre in Bangladesh. Evolved in partnership with the Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, Natya Unnayan Prakalpa is a widereach project that has staged numerous plays, organised festivals and workshops, provided grants, invested in capacity building and infrastructure strengthening, and has honoured individuals. 15
Education Aimed at using the arts for social good, Srijanshil Shikshakata forms the backbone of Bengal Foundation’s education programme. Srijanshil Shikshakata organises workshops in informal learning centres that focus on disseminating the skills of theatre and stage performance. Through these workshops children and teachers are taught the basics of body movement, choreography and diction. The physical energy and vitality inherent in such lessons cuts across limitations often imposed by low-levels of literacy and leads to awareness, confidence and improved self-esteem. Some of the workshops have been carried out in communities that are cut off from the main stream, such as Adivasis and Transsexuals. It is believed that access to alternative modes of expression such as art and theatre, contribute to improved levels of confidence and empowerment of an individual.
Heritage Efforts to highlight conservation and environment issues began with a 3 year stint (2001 2003) with the English weekly Holiday to produce a section on Heritage, Art & Culture. The pages, compiled and produced by Bengal Foundation, contained cultural news and articles on sensitization, conservation and preservation. Since 2003 Bengal Group has been supporting a boat conservation project carried out by leading aid organisation Friendship. The Tari-Tari shipyard located on the Bengal Jute Industry premise on the bank of river Bangshi, has been manufacturing floating hospitals and fishing boats using low-cost technology designed by Friendship’s marine expert Yves Marre. In February 2010, Tari-Tari delivered the world’s first sailing boat made of jute composite fibre. The boat, sailed by young French engineer Corentin de Chatelperron, set on an ambitious 6-month trip to France from river Bangshi. The success of the voyage riveted the global community’s interest on the possibilities of Bangladesh’s golden fiber, Jute.
Bengal Gallery . Art repository In order to provide a congenial venue for cultural events, the Bengal Shilpalaya, of which the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts is a part, was established in April 2000. In its amazingly successful run the Bengal gallery has showcased the work of over 250 local and international artists, published hundreds of catalogues, and produced films on art. An important part of the gallery’s function is to present Bangladesh's art in international forums—and this it has done successfully in Brussels, Tokyo, Seoul, Kolkata, Maldives, Dubai and New York. Collaborations in art have extended well beyond local boundaries and have helped establish Bengal Gallery as a reliable partner and trusted advisor on Bangladesh art. The gallery actively engages in advo cating and disseminating knowledge about Bangladesh’s art in international forums, to museum authorities and collectors, forming favourable opinion and creating awareness in general. The large information database on artists and artworks, performers and art practitioners, built over 20 years of experience in the field, is one of Bengal Foundation’s core assets. The gallery organizes local and international art camps, workshops and seminars, and supports local art organizations in their work. Sporting thousands of artworks by noted painters, the Bengal Foundation Art Repository is said to be the largest single collection of contemporary art in the coun try. The Foundation aims to set up a museum of contemporary arts and crafts in order to share its collection with the public. 16
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Board of Trustees
Abul Khair Chairman Abul Khair, known to his friends as ‘Litu’, graduated from Dhaka University in 1972. An entrepreneur and industrialist, he started business in the early seventies. He is the Chairman of Bengal Group. Khair was the president of Abahoni Sporting Club from 1982-87. He and his partners set up the first private bank in Bangladesh, the AB Bank, in 1981. An art aficionado, he has the country’s largest private collection of paintings.
Momtaz Khalek Member, Board of Trustees A social activist, gourmet cook, and self-taught artist, Momtaz Khalek, has spent most her life in charitable work. She is involved with many sociocultural organisations. Mrs. Khalek established the Abdul Khalek Memorial School in the mid-eighties. The school provides free education to 1200 underprivileged children.
Anisuzzaman Member, Board of Trustees Professor Emeritus Dr. Anisuzzaman is aneminent scholar, academician and a leading authority in Bengali literature. He has a long and distinguished career as a professor in the Bengali department at the University of Dhaka. He has also been a visiting fellow and a visiting professor at a number of universities abroad. He is the chairman of the editorial board of Kali O Kalam and Jamini.
Ruby Ghuznavi Member, Board of Trustees Ruby Ghuznavi has revived natural dyes in Bangladesh to promote the ecological, social and economic benefits of this ancient craft tradition. As Chairperson of the World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region's Natural Dye Programme, she works closely with experts of the Region to promote the use of natural dyes. A rights activist, she is a member of Naripokkho, a Trustee of Transparency International Bangladesh and the founder and Executive Chairman of Aranya Crafts Ltd.
Dr. Shafquat Hussain Khundkar Member, Board of Trustees Dr. Khundkar is one of 15 plastic surgeons in Bangladesh. In his long and distinguished career, he founded the country’s first plastic surgery residency program at the Dhaka Medical College. He is the current president of the Society of Surgeons of Bangladesh. Since 1990, Dr. Khundkar has worked with Interplast–a global humanitarian effort to uplift the lives of impoverished children. 18
Abul Hasnat Member, Board of Trustees Noted journalist, writer and arts commentator Abul Hasnat has four decades of experience in the newspaper industry. His distinguished career in the Bengali daily, Sangbad, is followed by editorship of the literary monthly Kali O Kalam and the arts quarterly Shilpa O Shilpi. Hasnat is associated with many leading cultural organisations.
Shah Sayed Kamal Member, Board of Trustees A valiant freedom fighter, Kamal joined the war of liberation at the age of seventeen. He graduated from Dhaka University and started business in the mid-seventies. An art patron and collector, Kamal is associated with several sociocultural organisations. Currently he is the President of France Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
Luva Nahid Choudhury Member, Board of Trustees Luva Nahid Choudhury trained as an architect from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1986. After a 10-year stint in government service, she joined Bengal Foundation in 1998 as its director. She is currently the Director-General of Bengal Foundation. Luva is a member of the governing board of BRAC.
Subir Choudhury Member, Board of Trustees A graduate of the Government Art College, Dhaka, with a specialisation in Art Restoration from the Delhi National Museum, Subir Choudhury served in the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Arts Council of Bangladesh) for almost 30 years. He is largely responsible for the success of the prestigious Asian Art Biennale. Subir Choudhury joined as the director of the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in 2004.
Nawshin Khair Member, Board of Trustees Nawshin Khair is a fashion designer and owns ‘Paera’. A graduate of Richmond University, London, she heads the operations of Bengal Group’s publication wing, ICE Media Ltd., and record label, Bengal Music.
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There can be no better means of ensuring a bonding of people, of bringing them together, than through cultural exchange. The aesthetic sensibility and creative urge that come together in the arts are surely the ingredients that foster ties between nations and societies, and greatly assist in the promotion of all those attributes that strengthen humanity. Against the backdrop of such principles, it has been Bengal Foundation’s endeavour to spread the message of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage to the world. We remain engaged in the task of promoting and expanding the influence and reach of our music, art, drama, crafts and literature, in different ways. It has been two decades since Bengal Foundation emerged in the country’s cultural scene. All this time we have striven, through continuous nurture and practice, to conserve various strands of our culture and by extension, expand its scope. Ours is a humble endeavour that has consistently sought to create a positive difference. Our dreams are many and varied. We plan, in the near future, to establish on a large scale, a cultural museum. Situated in Savar, the first phase of the project will see light in three years time. It is important that an engagement with the arts prevails beyond the urban periphery and encompasses the rural fringes. We believe that passion for and a deep level of commitment to the arts can impact a society most positively.
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Luva Nahid Choudhury is the Director-General of Bengal Foundation. She trained as an architect from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1986. After ten years in the government architecture department, she joined Bengal Foundation in 1998 as its director. Over the years she has lent strength to the organisation, given it structure and enabled multidirectional growth. Through leadership and coaching, she has developed a skilled team whose efforts have made Bengal Foundation an important presence in the cultural arena of Bangladesh.
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Artists Mustafa Monwar (left) and Aminul Islam at Sanat Kar’s exhibition Lyrics and Line
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