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Exhibition:

CIMA GALLERY: Silver Jubilee exhibition "Re-look" (2pm-7pm) upto 3rd February'18.

ICCR: Annual art exhibition organised by Rabindra Bharati University (3pm-8pm) upto 9th January'18 (today open at 4pm).

Nati Binodini Memorial Art Gallery: Exhibition of paintings and photographs by various artists - "Saakar 2018" (2pm-8pm) upto 13th January'18.

Seminar:

Speech by Swami Debrajananda on 'আত্মপ্রকাশে অভয় দান' (4:30pm) at Dakshineswar Kali Temple.

Ramkrishna Math (Yogodyan) : Speech by Swami Bimalatmananda on "স্বামী বিবেকানন্দের পাশ্চাত্য ও প্রাচ্য শিষ্যবৃন্দ (4:30pm).

House of Swami Vivekananda: Swami Purnatmananda will deliver speech on 'Sri Mad Bhagavat Geeta' at 6pm. 

Ramkrishna Math (Bagbazar): Speech by Swami Chidrupananda on "গীতা ও শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ-জীবন আলোকে কর্মযোগ" at 6:15pm.

Bangiyo Sahitya Parishad (বঙ্গীয় সাহিত্য পরিষদ): Sovabati Das Ghosh Memorial Speech on "বাংলা চিকিৎসা বিজ্ঞান শিক্ষার ইতিহাসের গোড়ার কথা ও পন্ডিত মধুসূদন গুপ্ত" (The early period of history of medical science education in Bengali and Pandit Madhusudan Gupta). Speech by Shankar Kumar Nath. Sri Barid Baran Ghosh will present there too. 

Misc. -

Jodhpur Park Utsav at Taltala ground upto 14th January'18.

Ariadaha Sporting Club: Onset of 125th anniversary of the club at 9am today.

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