At 5:30 pm the Jubilee Hall was rife with expectations as the curtain raised and the audience witnessed the dramatis personae holding their stance. The stage light, the silence that was looming large was something that sent chills down the spine. And it was “Night of January 16th”. “Wherever you run into it, prejudice obscures the truth”and here we are taking pains to reach out to the truth. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” – This is one of those most significant lines written by Shakespeare. And the students of Bhawanipur Education Society College have taken the stage plays to its zenith. Around 250 students were the onlookers to decide if it was a murder or a suicide. Based on a theatrical play by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, inspired by the death of the “Match King”, Ivar Kreuger set in a courtroom during a murder trial, students of team Enact of BESC presented a court room drama “Night of January 16th” on 20th September, 2019 at 5 pm in the Jubilee hall.
Present in the first row was Prof Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs. It was 90 minutes drama about a hearing of a court case between a former secretary and the wife of a dead businessman accused of the murder. Rather than reeling on the murder, the drama revolved around the testimonies to find the guilty. It was so well presented that the audience started brooding over who the guilty was quite unknowingly. A well constructed drama always keeps the audience intrigued till the end and Night of January 16thproves to be one. Theatre has always been considered as a brain child of the connoisseur of art but the BESC has proved it otherwise with this third consecutive show.
Type of Activity: Annual Lecture for students Date/ Duration of Activity (from-to): 20th June 2024 Time: 11:30-15:00 Details of Resource persons: Dr. Swati Bhattacharjee (Senior Assistant Editor, Ananda Bazar Patrika), Prof. Subir Ghosh (Professor and Author) of Participants: 100 Objective of the event: To inform and educate the students about the historical challenges faced by …
IDBI Federal Life Insurance organised Kolkata Marathon 2016 on 6th of March #RunForKolkata aim of encouraging the all-round development of individuals and promoting health and fitness. A team of 170 students from The Bhawanipur Education Society College participated in this event.
Date: 18th and 19th February 2025 Venue: Ranuchaya Mancha(on 18th Feb) and 4A Auditorium of The B.E.S.College(on 19th Feb) The Bhawanipur Education Society College celebrated International Mother Language Day with great enthusiasm and cultural fervor. The event aimed to honor linguistic diversity and promote the significance of preserving languages. On 18th February The celebration began …
An interactive session on Mental Health Awareness being conducted by US based practitioner, Dr. Prama Chakravartiheld in the college on the 13th of September 2014, 12 noon onwards, at 6th floor Auditorium. To register On-line click on the web-link http://tinyurl.com/bescmhap
Night of January 16th
At 5:30 pm the Jubilee Hall was rife with expectations as the curtain raised and the audience witnessed the dramatis personae holding their stance. The stage light, the silence that was looming large was something that sent chills down the spine. And it was “Night of January 16th”. “Wherever you run into it, prejudice obscures the truth”and here we are taking pains to reach out to the truth. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” – This is one of those most significant lines written by Shakespeare. And the students of Bhawanipur Education Society College have taken the stage plays to its zenith. Around 250 students were the onlookers to decide if it was a murder or a suicide. Based on a theatrical play by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, inspired by the death of the “Match King”, Ivar Kreuger set in a courtroom during a murder trial, students of team Enact of BESC presented a court room drama “Night of January 16th” on 20th September, 2019 at 5 pm in the Jubilee hall.
Present in the first row was Prof Dilip Shah, the Dean of Student Affairs. It was 90 minutes drama about a hearing of a court case between a former secretary and the wife of a dead businessman accused of the murder. Rather than reeling on the murder, the drama revolved around the testimonies to find the guilty. It was so well presented that the audience started brooding over who the guilty was quite unknowingly. A well constructed drama always keeps the audience intrigued till the end and Night of January 16thproves to be one. Theatre has always been considered as a brain child of the connoisseur of art but the BESC has proved it otherwise with this third consecutive show.
Reported by: Pragya Shaw
Photography: SayanSaha& Sagar Pal
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