2nd Suthol Pathikrit Samman 2017
A call to join the Festival of Good
The Posters
Suthol Pathiktrit Introductory Film 2017
The Suthol Pathikrits 2017
‘Gaurav Ma’ Snehlata Hooda
In 2006 she retired from her services in Delhi administration and thought “after getting relieved of family responsibility, it is time to do my bit for society”.
She told her family that she would like to spend all her pension on the education of poor kids and set up a school for them. But it took much more than her pension to pursue her dream.
To start with, she walked the streets and convinced the housemaids, istriwallahs and drivers in the neighbourhoods to send their children to her school by the wayside. Out of 80 children thus gathered, 50 left within few weeks. It took all her willpower, dedication and persistence to reach the point where Gaurav Niketan now has 5OO students on its rolls, all belonging to the under-privileged section of the society.
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee
In the year 1999, a group of young students ofJadavpur University’s comparative literature department got together to stage a musical evening of folk songs. The group leader was a student belonging to a musical family of Silchar. It was to be a tribute to the memory of his “Chotokaka” who had been a singer with his own folk music group and a passionate collector of folk songs. They hand painted their T-shirts, another helped print the invitations. Then the friends went to their favourite teacher and asked him to name the group. He called it “Dohar”.
For Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee, student from Silchar, Rajib Das and the rest of the Dohar group that was the beginning of their journey to put folk music firmty on the modern music map.
But Kail ka Praud was much more than a singer, a music director, a presenter par excellence and leader of the highly acclaimed Dohar group. He believed that folk music was actually created by the folk artists residing in the villages.
Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee
In the year 1999, a group of young students ofJadavpur University’s comparative literature department got together to stage a musical evening of folk songs. The group leader was a student belonging to a musical family of Silchar. It was to be a tribute to the memory of his “Chotokaka” who had been a singer with his own folk music group and a passionate collector of folk songs. They hand painted their T-shirts, another helped print the invitations. Then the friends went to their favourite teacher and asked him to name the group. He called it “Dohar”.
For Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee, student from Silchar, Rajib Das and the rest of the Dohar group that was the beginning of their journey to put folk music firmty on the modern music map.
But Kail ka Praud was much more than a singer, a music director, a presenter par excellence and leader of the highly acclaimed Dohar group. He believed that folk music was actually created by the folk artists residing in the villages.
Kamal Chakraborty
Kuchhia, Dangorjori-two unknown names. Most of us would probably not give them a second glance. Just for records, they are tiny villages in the very interiors of Purulia district. A hot, arid region with hungry, desolate people categorised as “most backward”.
The villages in question were the same, until a group of dreamers led by Kamal Chakraborty formed the society ‘Bhalopahar’ wlth the ideal, “I, alone, cannot take the responsibility of the whole of India. I therefore will fight for one or two villages. These villages will be ‘My India’”.
The villages now, have a Bhalopahar school with the motto of connecting the children with their own culture in addition to formal learning. The aim is to have these children grow up truly educated, responsible, willing to give back to the society rather than living only for themselves.
Suthol Pathikrit Samman Event
| Date | 17th June, 2017, Saturday |
| Venue | Nazrul Mancha, Southern Avenue, Kolkata 700029 |
| Time | 5.30pm |
| Guest in chief | Swami Biswatmananda ( Dilip Maharaj), General Secretary- Bharat Sevashram Sangha |
| Special Guest | Dr. Prasanta Banerji, World renowned homeopath |
| Musical Program | Performance by ‘Joler Gaan’ music band from Bangladesh. |
Members of the Jury- Suthol Pathikrit Samman
Mr. Anindya Chatterjee
Singer, Lyricist, Composer, Director and Actor
Lead vocalist and one of the founders of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo
Mr. Anindya Chatterjee
Singer, Lyricist, Composer, Director and Actor
Lead vocalist and one of the founders of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo
Mrs. Malaya Goswami
National Best Actress Award winner 1992 for her role as ‘Ritu’ in Assamese film ‘Firingoti’
Jury member in National Film Festivals 1994, 2000 & 2013
Founder Secretary of ‘Arpita’, a socio-cultural organisation to help women and children in distress
Head of the Department of Education, Jagi Road College, Guwahati
Ms. Alokananda Roy
Famous danseuse, whose involvement and contribution to dance has been parallel to her work amidst the social marginalized.
Ms. Alokananda Roy
Famous danseuse, whose involvement and contribution to dance has been parallel to her work amidst the social marginalized.
Debashis Dutta
Managing Director, G. D. Pharmaceuticals, The Boroline People
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