Wonderful rendition by 'Oikotan'
'Oikotan', a newly formed cultural organization of Kolkata organized an unique program commemorating the advent of rainy season through bunches of Rabindra Sangeet, at a posh and glittering venue of Kolkata, Satyajit Ray cultural centre under Indian Council of Cultural Relations on July 27, 2019.
It was a marathon more than two and hour's program. The program began with introduction by Mou Guha, noted cultural compeer and elocutionist of Kolkata. In this program apart from participations by 'Oikotan' members there was also participation by members of Maitrayee consisting of four dynamic ladies who play instrumental roles for the purification of Indian societies especially the modern generations of Kolkata. They are Sanghamitra Chatterjee, Smriti Sinha, Minku Roy and Malini Gangopadhayay.
The entire evening's program was carried on through the rendition of Tagore pertaining to the advent rainy season which just began in Kolkata on July 27, 2019.
All the artists performed remarkably which goes without saying. Though there were little bit lapses between two members of 'Maitrayee' but that was taken well control by Debashis Saha in Key Board, Nandan Das Gupta in Esraj, Gautam Chaudhuri in Tabla and finally Aloke Roy Chowdhury in percussion.
Among all the performers all have performed superbly but last but not the least names of Nayan Ranjan Mukherjee, Suvashish Mitra, Binayak Sen in mouthorgan, Ajanta Chakravarty, Dipali Sen, Bisakha Sonali Dey and Soma Mukherjee. Among the members of 'Maitrayee' cultural ensemble Sanghamitra Chatterjee has been able to draw the attention of the audiences but Minku Roy, Malini Gangopadhyay and Smriti Sinha also performed remarkably. Rainy songs like 'Ami Tokhon Chilem Mogono Rate Jokhon Bristi Namlo', 'Kon Puratan Praner Tane'----, 'Ami Ki Gan Gabo Je Bhebe Na Pai', 'Aj Srabaner Purnima Rate'----, etc all touched the hearts of all Tagore lovers who were present at the hall from the beginning till the end.
Anyhow 'Oikotan' has to be conscious about punctuality of the program about the program of this kind which indicates glaringly that it has begin on time and shall end also on time. I was happy to note that Nayan Ranjan Mukherjee is well aware of that and it is my sincerest belief about him that he will be more serious about this vital issue in his future rendition.
Anyhow my best wishes will always remain upon both 'Oikotan' and 'Maitrayee' for their future renditions. Another striking feature has been noticed by all of us rain has started pouring all over Kolkata with the staging of the program.
