hyderabad a gala weekend is in store for art enthusiasts with the citys oldest bengali association bringing two enthralling dance and drama performances to townthe event organised by the hyderabad bangalee samity hbs in association with the times of india will see bharatnatyam danseuse anita mullick and her troupe from kolkata saraswat sanskriti kendra perform on saturdaytheir first performance will be nrityamalika comprising ganapati todayam tillana keertanam and bhajanam and the second will be vishwa bina robey a dancerecital based on rabindranath tagores poemsbesides this new delhibased green room theatre cultural association will stage a bengali play ashuk at the ravindra bharathi on sunday eveningashuk when translated literally means disease in bengali but here the drama plays around the word to portray the myriad imperfections in a relationship and not a physical ailment the world of hypocrisy and deceit is laid barethe twoday cultural event is part of tois objective to help integrate and bring the bengali community closer to other communities of telanganathe hyderabad bangalee samity the oldest organisation established by the bengali community of hyderabad is in its platinum jubilee year to celebrate the samity has lined up several cultural social and sports events throughout the year in association with toias we celebrate our 75th anniversary we are trying to engage with all communities the government and present a wide array of cultural events from across the country to the people of hyderabad added sumit sen general secretary of hbsthe curtain raiser to the yearlong celebration was held in january with a lecture on netaji by kingshuk nag on his birthday on january 23 this was followed by lovingly yours a fusion of poetry and songs by filmmaker aparna sen and raghab chatterjee in march this year