The Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (IGCC) has organised a musical soiree of Rabindra Sangeet and recitation programme at the center’s auditorium at the capital’s Gulshan 1 on October 3 at 6:30pm.
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, one of the most prominent Rabindra Sangeet singers of the country, will perform a selected number of Rabindra Sangeet at the event. At the end of Bannya’s performance, Ranjit Biswas, writer-columnist and former secretary of the Government of Bangladesh, will recite.
Bannya, awardee of the Ananda Sangeet Puroshkar for being the best female Rabindra Sangeet artist, has travelled to almost all parts of the world to present Rabindra Sangeet to a global audience. Initially trained under legendary musicians like Sanjida Khatun and Atiqul Islam, Bannya’s love and passion for Rabindra Sangeet intensified and flourished at Shantiniketan where she went on to continue her music training.
Ranjit Biswas is a connoisseur of music and recitation who has 25 books to his credit. A short story writer, columnist, satirist and a cricket analyst of countrywide repute, he also contributes to national and regional daily publications.
The programme is open for all.