Chhayanaut Cultural Center

Nice environment for learning of children. They also offer venue for seminars those are also decorated in traditional Bengali flavour but during the school time those are kinda bit loud.

১৯৬১ সালে ইঞ্জিনিয়ার্স ইন্সটিটিউট মিলনায়তনে ছায়ানটের প্রথম অনুষ্ঠান পুরানো গানের অনুষ্ঠান অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। ১৯৬৩ সালে সনজীদা খাতুনের উদ্যোগে বাংলা একাডেমীর বারান্দায় সঙ্গীত শেখার ক্লাস শুরু হয়। সনজীদা খাতুন ও ফরিদা মালিক রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত, বজলুল করিম তবলা, মতি মিয়া বেহালা ও সেতার এবং সোহরাব হোসেন নজরুল গীতি শেখাতেন। ঐ সালেই ছায়ানট সঙ্গীত বিদ্যালয় প্রতিষ্ঠা করা হয়। ১লা বৈশাখ, ১৩৭০ বঙ্গাব্দে ওস্তাদ আয়েত আলী খান এই বিদ্যালয়ের উদ্বোধন করেন।

ষাটের দশকে ফৌজি পাক-সরকার তৎকালীন পূর্ব পাকিস্তানে রবীন্দ্র সংগীত গাওয়া, বেতার বা টেলিভিশনে সম্প্রচার নিষিদ্ধ করে। এতে বাংলাদেশের প্রবাদপ্রতিম রবীন্দ্র সংগীত শিল্পী কলিম শরাফী দমে না গিয়ে অন্যান্যদের সহায়তায় রবীন্দ্র সংগীত, নাটক ও নৃত্যনাট্যের সংস্থা ছায়ানট গড়ে তোলেন। নিষেধাজ্ঞার ভিতর গুপ্ত সংগঠনের মতো জেলা শহরগুলিতে ছড়িয়ে পড়েছিল 'ছায়ানট'-এর শাখা। ১৯৬১ সালে রবীন্দ্র-জন্মশতবার্ষিকী উৎযাপনের পর একটি প্রগতিশীল সাংস্কৃতিক সংগঠন প্রতিষ্ঠার উদ্যোগ নেন কয়েকজন সংগঠক। তাদের মধ্যে মোখলেসুর রহমান (সিধু ভাই নামে পরিচিত), শামসুন্নাহার রহমান,  সুফিয়া কামাল,  ওয়াহিদুল হক অন্যতম।

সাইদুল হাদানের প্রস্তাবে সংঠনটির নামকরণ করা হয় ছায়ানট।

This is an unique place for cultural enlightenment. People of all age come here to learn music, recitation and other cultural activities.

At day time, classes of Nalonda school are held here. The washrooms need more cleanliness.

Extremely progressive cultural institute that contributed to the liberation war of Bangladesh. In course of time has become slow and not kept up with changing times. The institute is now a Tagore specialist centre. It however organizes classical music nights. The only problem. They force females to wear Saree and males to wear Punjabi. Still a good place to learn music. Still has some good teachers.

Place for art and culture. Beautifully organized and great from an artistic point of view.

It is a beautiful place where boys and girls can learn dance, music, violin, flute, harmonium, and other instruments.

My Old Alma mater on Singing:) miss this place way too much.who knows will again get admitted in near future if Universe allows
One of the Great architecture building.
Tagore Nazrul Folk songs and classic songs alongside poetry Dance Instrument learning extra curriculum all kinda activities are taught here by great expertise.
Would go inside and take photos in near future.
One of the best snack corners are found here unfortunately only students and teachers are allowed to eat:)

It is a renown educational institute of Bangladesh. A nice place to learn traditional music and dance.

A beautiful place with very artistic decoration. The auditorium is well maitained with all stage performance facilities. The audience sitting arrangements are in informal low sitting stairs which creates a friendly environment to enjoy cultural program.

Very calm and open environment. Charming and excellent place to research and nursing our culture.

The Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan (Bengali: ছায়ানট) is an institution devoted to Bengali culture, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to promote and nurture the cultural and musical heritage of Bengal. Every year, Chhayanaut arranges a big program 1.celebrate the Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali new year. Its academics rules and regulations as like as shanti niketon, Calcutta

The Chhayanaut Sangeet Vidyatan  (Bengali:  ছায়ানট) is an institution devoted to Bengali culture, founded in Bangladesh in 1961. As in the case of many similar organizations, it was established during Pakistani rule in Bangladesh to promote and nurture the cultural and musical heritage of Bengal. Every year, Chhayanaut arranges a big program in order to celebrate the Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali new year.

Pakistan’s rulers, since its inception in 1947, tried to use religion to rupture the plural cultural identity of Muslim Bengalis; this was reflected in their onslaught on Bangla language and culture. This was the political and cultural milieu in which Chhayanaut was established in 1961. The organization was founded after hosting the birth centenary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore. Chhayanaut nurtures Bengali culture with the study of Tagore as its central focus.

At the same time, Chhayanaut became an open forum for people to stand in solidarity with the oppressed and the distressed.

Chhayanaut created a landmark national tradition by launching the celebration of Bengali seasons. The musical welcome on the first dawn of Baisakh under the banyan tree in Ramna, begun in 1967, brought back the Bengali new year into the consciousness of city dwellers. Thus, Chhayanaut has become a partner in the glory of the Bengali passage that began with a cultural renaissance and led to the war for independence. During the liberation war, Chhayanaut singers organised performances to inspire freedom fighters and refugees. After independence, Chhayanaut has been involved in seeking creative ways to broaden and intensify the practice of music and, more broadly, the celebration of Bangla culture.

Bangladesh has earned independence, but hostility to a humane, plural Bengali ethos has not entirely disappeared. On April 14,2001, ten people were killed and 35 injured in a bomb attack during the celebrations of the Bengali new year organised by Chhayanaut at the Ramna batamul. However, even this barbaric act failed to deter the artists and music students of Chhayanaut. Backed by a groundswell of massive popular support from the public, the institution celebrated the following Bengali new year with its traditional musical welcome in an open-air concert at dawn. The annual concertat the Ramna batamul, free and open to the public, is an inseparable part of the Bengali national heritage today.

Chhayanaut believes the nation will find its path to development through this cultural renaissance. It believes that our celebration of fraternity and creativity under the broad rubric of an inclusive humanist culture will triumph, leaving behindreligious bigotry, fundamentalism and xenophobia. Chhayanaut believes that an outlook enriched by a humane cultural consciousness will spur the creation of a tolerant and broadminded nation. This is how Bengalis will progress towards building a modern advanced society.

ছায়ানট, আইয়ুব খানের আমলে সংস্কৃতির আগ্রাসনের সময় 1961 সালের প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়। তৎকালীন সময়ে সাংস্কৃতিক আন্দোলন চালিয়ে নেওয়ার লক্ষ্যে একটি স্থায়ী সংগঠন প্রতিষ্ঠার প্রয়োজনীয়তা অনুভব। সেই লক্ষ্যে তারা ঢাকাও জয়দেবপুরে দুইটি বৈঠকে মিলিত হন, বেগম সুফিয়া কামাল ও ফরিদ হাসান যথাক্রমে ছায়ানটের প্রতিষ্ঠাতা সভাপতি ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক হন।

One of the famous cultural center in Bangladesh. A different types of local and folklore cultural activities like songs, dance, acting, local mechanical instrument like drum, harmonium, behala, tanpura etc.are being taught.
The main advantage is here that any one can learn any courses without age bar.

One of the best cultural institute in Bangladesh.in the same premises Also their sister concern Nalonda School is a great School too.

The biggest cultural organisation in Bangladesh. Here have too many scope to learn about music, class dance and music instruments. It represent the cultural of Bangla and Bangali.

Here your could attend many cultural programmes but sitting arrangements are not comfortable. One has to sit on steps of a gallery.

Interior decoration & education system is very good but they should reduce their course fees.its very expensive.

Its a place where you can find peace inside walls through music or dance or act. I have been there for many occation and try to attend every single one.