SHATAK EKUSH - An organization of Art & Literature

SHATAK EKUSH - A sketch


‘Shatak Ekush’ is an organization working in the field of art and literature for more than a decade. It publishes a quarterly journal in Bengali, also named ‘Shatak Ekush’ and is considered as a major little magazine in Bengali. It has published special issues’ on a number of art personalities and literacy and art events. ‘Shatak Ekush’ has also ventured in the field of promotion of art specialty, paintings of young painters of Bengal. It has organized a number of art exhibitions and art camps where eminent and creative young artists participated together.
‘Shatak Ekush’ is led by its edition and founder Achinta Gupta, a known name in the ‘Bengali’ ‘Art’ & ‘Literacy’ circle. Besides, being the editor, he has published a few books of novels and essays those are acclaimed by critics & readers.
Other members of ‘Shatak Ekush’ include Chayan Roy, Mohit Roy, Surojit Dutta,Tapan Ghosh, Nandita Gupta, Siddhartha Saha & Debasish Podder.

Chayan Roy is involved in the field of drama & he himself is an actor of repute.
Mohit Roy is an well known environmentalist, writer and also an art lover.
Surojit Dutta is an eminent and unadulterated art lover & always eager to promote young talented painters. Recently he has started collecting paintings of young painters.
Nandita Choudhury Gupta is an well known woman poet of Bengal & she has numbers of publications to her credit. She is a genuine art lover too.
Tapan Ghosh is a folk lore specialist and an real art lover & a self taught artist too.
Siddhartha Saha is a well known literacy editor of Kolkata and there are many books to his credit.
Debasish Podder is a renowned artist of this genre in post contemporary art of Bengal.