London

Northern Friends Circle, Teeside Bengali Institute, Bangladeshi verseas Ladies Organisation, North East of England Bengali uja Association, Newcastle Bangladeshi Association & GemArts join hands together and invite you to participate and celebrate this occasion - an evening with Arnab Chakraborty winner of K for Kishore, Zee Cine Awards (2005 Nominee), Stardust Awards (2005 Nominee) for the famous song “Wada Raha Pyar Se Pyar Ka” film Khakee.

This exhibition, created collaboratively by THEWHATWORKS and Jagonari Women’s Centre, contains 50 short films telling the individual stories of 50 Bangladeshi women and their migration to London.  Alongside the films will be exhibited elements of folk culture that are significant to them and their lives – from songs and poems to embroidery and other crafts. The centrepiece of the exhibition will be a saree that the 50 women have embroidered with images that represent stories of their homeland and their journeys to the UK.

A centenary celebration of Tagore's little book of poems that brought him the Nobel Prize in 1913. Renowned actress Sharmila Tagore (grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore) guests in this unique audio-visual show with readings, music, dance and film. Featuring Soumik Datta, Idris Rahman and others.

Scripted and Directed by Sangeeta Datta Running time: 65-70 minutes without interval.

A BAITHAK UK production. Co- commissioned by AMC.

Sonic Boom!

Pankaj Mishra, Kamila Shamsie and Mirza Waheed in a Topical Debate

TCF-UK, welcomes authors Pankaj Mishra, Kamila Shamsie and Mirza Waheed for an evening of literary conversation. Bringing their Indian, Pakistani and Kashmiri roots, the trio will join forces for a topical debate on Pankaj’s latest, critically acclaimed book From the Ruins of Empire.

In aid of TCF-UK, Pakistan's education charity.