Smritir Sarani by Khaled Choudhury [Hardcover]

"Khaled Choudhury, while writing about Shambhu Mitra, said, 'The memories of what we have gained must be cherished.' He had a long creative life—he painted, built stages, composed music, sang, searched for folk tunes, and wrote. Along this meaningful journey, he collaborated with other creators. These relationships were ones of exchange, enrichment, and sometimes even questions. The list illuminates names like actors Shambhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra, Gangapad Basu; theatre personalities like Kumar Roy, Tapas Sen; music talents such as Debabrata Biswas, Hemanga Biswas, Salil Chowdhury, Ravi Shankar, Jyotirindra Moitra, Kalim Sharafi; master artists like Binode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar Baij, Chittaprosad, or Quamrul Hassan. Friends like Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen, Arun Mitra, Ranjit Singh are also there. Walking the path with these carefully nurtured memories, Khaled Choudhury reveals before the reader the joys and sorrows of new life, the restlessness of a time period torn between creation and destruction. A major part of Khaled Choudhury's untainted memoir revolves around the Indian People's Theatre Association and Bahurupee."