Recitation, Drama/ Audio-Drama (TV/ AIR/ FM/ Stage), Script Writing, Direction and Compering.

Kalyaniya Asima's talents are versatile. Her recitation quality has surprised me. I pray for her continued success. Let her talents create flashes in the minds of the listeners. ... ... My hearty good wishes and blessings for Asima.

Smt. Asima Bhar is an accomplished actress and recitor. She is also equally dynamic in carrying out experiments with new styles. I have been present at a few of her performances, and have enjoyed them. My good wishes towards her work.

Asima recites fairly well. Actually, too much consciousness on diction and pronunciation can be disastrous for recitation. It is also true that too much of emotion brings in artificiality and spoils the show. I believe, the root cause for Asima's attainment of near unparallelness in this field is her balanced use of the brain and the heart.

I have been a listener to Asima's recitation a number of times. She impresses the audience with her natural style of balanced application of rhythm and emotion without the slightest bit of artificiality or enforcement towards attention. ... ... My good wishes towards her ever increasing prosperity.

It is a fortune for us, that we are going to get Smt. Asima Bhar as an artiste at the solo recitation and drama festival to be held at Sisir Mancha on the 16th February (1998). It is a universally accepted fact, that music, recitation and drama all come under the perview of arts. It would not be an over statement to say that all the three media base largely on things like tune, rhythm, tempo, etc. It goes without saying that the success of some of my important performances have been largely assisted by this artiste's able script writing and narration. I remember, I was overwhelmed by one of her acting broadcast from the FM channel of the All India Radio. My hearty prayer, let her ensuing function attain success. My advance congratulations to affectionate Asima.

Asima is known to me for a long time. I have been observing her work. So far as I remember, I came to know her for the first time in 1979 during the presentation of "Meghnad Badh" Kabya jointly presented by recitors and actors. She was then a dedicated important member of the Abritti Parishad. She has a tremendous inclination and unlimited enthusiasm towards carrying out various experiments with recitation. She is particularly more successful in rendition of romantic and authentic quality poems. Has received the honours of being adjudged best actress for her quality performances in the main roles of various drama. I have had the occasion of working with her during the launch of an audio cassette containing collection of works of leading poets on one side and an edited version of the great composition "Amra Abahaman Dhwangse O Nirmaane" by Purnendu Patree on the other. During this time, I was overwhelmed by her dedication towards compilation and application. Asima's work in this cassette has been highly praised by the press, in many dailies and periodicals. Asima is a well known and favourite name to those interested in the field of recitation. I am very happy and optimistic that the sphere of her work is getting bigger and bigger day by day in parity with the widening of her thoughts. Let this evening make her realize her dreams and efforts and get her success. My prayer, let her artistic life get enriched with ever increasing success. Hearty good wishes.

I know recitor Smt. Asima Bhar since a long time. I have heard her recitations at various functions. She is one of the leading recitors in West Bengal. She is well known through her various performances and audio cassettes. I am thrilled to know that there is an event coming up on her solo recitation and solo acting. She had come to me for collection of data related to composition of Geeti Alekhya and Shruti Natak Paathh. Her dedication in the matter deserves appreciation. My best wishes for her further success.

My beloved Asima is a very sweet person by nature. Although she is connected with Akashvani (All India Radio) as a drama artist since her college days, I came to witness her quality acting on stage for the first time in an inter-bank drama contest. She got the honour of being adjudged the best actress by a four-jury panel present there. Later she had approached me with great respect several times to get tips on better acting. Her receptivity and grasp have impressed me very much. Apart from that, I have had the occasion of being present at several performances of her. She is very much competent in matters of recitation, script writing and shruti natak. She has come a long way in these matters without any formal training since childhood. Apart from being a drama artiste attached with the General Drama Section of Akashvani, she has also played a number of roles in the Advertisement Section of the Vividh Bharati. Later on, she associated herself with the FM Channel too, as a presentator. My good wishes towards her further success.

Samprati Purbanchal Sanskriti Kendra o "Deep" er udyoge Sisir Manche abritti o ekak abhinayer anushthan korlen Asima Bhar. Prathamardhe abritti. Rabindranath er "Tomar Ragini Jiban Kunje" diye shuru. Idaning praye sarbatra'ee theatari dhonge, alor sahajye, background music niye abrittir anushthan hoe thake. Asimar anushthan o byatikram chhilo na. Abrittir majhe kakhono jantrer anusanga chhara khola galae du'ekti gaan. Asima Bharer bachon bhongi madhur. Swara kshepone tini kakhono neme jaan atal khaade, kakhono ba toonge. Kintu ei nama othha ta ek'ee scale'e. Phale, je sab kabitae natak aachhe, ta taar kanthe khale bhalo. Sambhabatah ei karonei Broto Chakrabortyr "Milidi", Birendra Chattopadhyayer "Apnader Swargoke" kimba Sabyasachi Deb'er "Behular Bhasan" mon chhuye jae.

"Deep" sanskritik sansthar ayojone samprati Sisir Manche anusthito holo "Bichitro Rupe Mahamaya" - sangeeta nritya, paath ebong chitrer samanwae ekti notun aangiker upasthapona, jaar mool parikalpanar krititwa Asima Bharer. Bharatiya puran o tantrer tathya abalambane sudhu bhashya rachanai noe, tini debi Durga'r nabo nabo beshe prakashitaa hobar bibhinno kahini ke akarshaniyo bhabe manche barnanar songe songe pardae shei sab kahinir drishya rup jatha jatho samaye pradarshito korechhen atyonto anushilon sadhya upae. Anya dike alekhyar bishay anusaare sangeet o nrityer prayog o jathartha hoechhe -- se khetre bibhinno shilpi der sangeet er record byabohrito holeo Amita Dutta o onnanno shilpi der manoram nritya paribeshana anusthan ti ke aro barnomoy kore tulechhe. Ei bishya prakiti te paribyapto amader chinmoyee pratimar bichitro roop raashi ke prakritir ek ekti chhobir songe tulona karar samaye pardae bheshe othha drishye kakhono "astamito surjyer raktim aabhaae debir sindur rekha" kokhono "nodir jalochchhyashe debir pado padde pushpanjali"r asadharan parikalpana. Ekti chitra parikalpana saho alekya rachana o upasthapana Asimar anusthan ti ke sadharan alekhya anusthan theke urdhye uthhe ekti alada maatra ene diyechhe. E janya "Purbanchal Sanskriti Kendra" abashyaee dhanyabadarhya.

EKA MANCHE ASIMA: Asima Bhar er ekak abritti o mancha natak anusthito holo gato 6th February Sisir Manche. Ayojak "Purbanchal Sanskriti Kendra" o "Deep". Anusthan er shuru te Pradip Ghosh, Sukumar Mitra, Kalpataru Sengupta, Pijush Kanti Sarkar pramukha bishishta atithi Asimar nishthha o anubhab er gabhiratar katha balen. Er por praye poune du ghanta dhore Asima nibedan korlen mot 38 ti kabita. Chaar ti parbe bibhakta ei abrittir anusthane alo o jantranusanga chharao Asimar swa kanthe gawa du ek koli gaaner sanjojan samagra anusthan ti ke ekti bhinno matra'e pouchhe dae. Pratham parbe Rabindranath er "Ishwar Prem" er saat ti kabita ebong dwitiyo parbe Purnendu Patree, Sankho Ghosh, Birendra Chattopadhyay pramukher "Prem O Mrityu" bishayak kabitae Asimar parishilito uchcharane gabhir upalabdhir byanjona murto hoe othhe. Er par du ekti chhara o prakriti bishayak abritti Sunil Gangopadhyay, Subhash Mukhopadhyay er rachana theke. Parabarti parjyae "abhiman" - soman dokhyotae abritti korechhen Rabindranath o Nazrul er kabita. Ebong sarba shesh parjyaye "Janani O Janma Bhumi" te Salil Chaudhury, Ranjit Gupta, Abhik Gangopadhyay, Birendra Chattopadhyay, Sabyasachi Deb er baaro ti kabita krome krome ek oti uchcha grame pouchhe jae. Abritti paat er pare Suchitra Mitra, Pabitra Sarkar er subhechchha patra paathh ebong Asimar pokkho thekeo ekti dhanyabad lipi paathh kora hoe. Birotir por Asima shuru koren taar ekak manchabhinay - "Eka Anamika". 45 minute er ei ekak natak eo Asimar abhinay dokkhotar rong badal dhora porechhe.

A long review published on "Chena Mukher Achena Alo", an audio cassette by Smt.Asima Bhar. The cassette is based on six female characters from films of six eminent film directors.

Another review under heading "Chena Mukher Achena Aloy Asima" on the above mentioned cassette.