occasion anniversary celebration mrittika jersey-a south asian language heritage center bengali learning center cordially invites attend south asian heritage celebrating unity diversity arts co-sponsored monmouth county library headquarters august monmouth county library headquarters symmes drive manalapan day-long cultural program includes exhibition performing arts documentaries author presentations workshops exhibition roots areas display includes desire boundaries earth friendly handed ritualistic traditional painting form women generations bengali community features alpana works vanishing earth special display miniature clay form bengal south view assorted display folk artworks articles jewellaries south asia performing arts include music dance programs community artists enchanting tunes south asia multimedia musical composition featuring flags costumes south asia research compiling composition alumni mrittika members community live section presented community celebrities mother earth-father performance indian lyrics tunes written composed world famous writers poets composers co-ordinated directed sung arundhati mullick group local community celebrities specal dance segment rhythms dance music artistic director mitra purkayastha performed mitra purkayastha orchi dutta east meets west performance classical indian kathak bharata natyam andwestern dance ballet flamenco kalamandir jersey artistic director malabika guha performed brinda guha ariana dasgupta documentaries treasure hunt past learn disappearing clay form bengal bengali english subtitles directed sanjiban guha produced mrittika journey -glimpses mrittika's twenty years workshops include building bridges guest artists share techniques south asian forms prticipatory programs children adults includes face mehendi author presentation books authors mothers sale women kolkata's trade indrani sinha shamita dasgupta author shamita dasgupta shares sharply intelligent compassionate exploration east indian social reality oleanders raktakarabi rabindranath tagore translation adaptation renowned nobel laureate tagore's drama nupur lahiri lahiri present program ordinator dhriti bagchi behalf mrittika co-sponsor monmouth county library headquarters light refreshment served program made part monmouth county arts council funding monmouth county board chosen freeholders county historical commission jersey state council arts department state partmer agency national endowment arts information pleae visit mrittika library direction phone number website monmouthcountylib address symmes drive manalapan 