The Bengali Cultural Heritage Festival is putting on a free plat at the Brady Arts Centre this Sunday.

‘Ranjana’ is a heart-rending drama set against the backdrop of 1960′s India (Calcutta). Ranjana, the main protagonist, has to uncover the true identity of a convict, Kaushik awaiting a death sentence, whom she thinks might be her long-lost brother. This adaptation is an homage to the birth centenary of the eminent playwright Bidhayak Bhattacharya.
The showcase designed to raise awareness about their film production of the same name.

On Sunday 9th September, 7pm
Brady Arts Centre

London based Panjab Radio has signed contracts with MXR digital to be a service provider on their West Midlands multiplex and will begin broadcasting on 1st November on digital radio in the region. This is the third multiplex Panjab Radio will broadcast from.

Surjit Singh Ghuman Managing Director of Panjab Radio said: “My four years of hard work and determination to get on to West Midlands on DAB has finally paid off and feels like a dream coming true, but in reality the very hard task of getting the message to the Panjabi community will start now and our listeners will be over the moon as they will not be confined to a TV and instead listen to us on DAB digital radio any where in the home, work or whilst on the move.”

The US based Masala Trois Collective is inviting submissions – short fiction and verse – for their upcoming collection of South Asian children’s stories, Adventures in Desiland. Like all well crafted children’s stories, across eras and traditions, they hope the stories in Adventures in Desiland will engage and delight adults and children alike.

Submission may include retelling ancient tales, such as those found in the Panchatantra, using contemporary dialogue and idiom. Similarly, submissions that creatively “Indianize” or desify well known western children’s stories would fit nicely in the collection. Other original submissions will be considered, variously, on how skillfully they feature strong, central characters that are South Asian children, present fresh, non-stereotypical portraits of South Asian families, or help children and parents creatively explore South Asian histories.
Deadline: December 1, 2007
See: www.masalatrois.com