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January 30, 2016 Jaipur polo match January 30, 2016: I landed Delhi this evening and checked into Hotel Maurya. I was still busy post the Republic Day celebrations and also after the Jaipur Literature Festival in …
January 26, 2016 Fest fatigue January 26, 2016. Jaipur: Today is the Republic Day and I plan to go to the Raj Bhavan for tea. Yesterday I did not attend the Writer’s Ball as I …
January 24, 2016 Where is the Jaipur in JLF? January 25, 2016, Jaipur: In the morning I went for the Vintage Car Exhibition and in the evening I hosted a dinner at the ITC Rajputana poolside to celebrate “January …
January 24, 2016 Book viewing vs book buying January 24, 2016, Jaipur: Yesterday I could not spend much time at the Lit Fest as I hosted an Ek Mulakat event with Jayshree Periwal Foundation at the ITC Rajputana …
January 22, 2016 JLF is also about kachoris and leisurely lunches January 22, 2016, Jaipur: Yesterday I met Shashi Tharoor who is also staying in ITC Rajputana with his newly-married son Kanishk and daughter-in-law Amanda. Sashi said to me, “Sundeep, rawat …
January 21, 2016 A JLF delegate pass means you have arrived! January 21, 2016, Jaipur: Jaipur is becoming more and more “happening city” with high profile events especially during January. The star of all events in the city is the Jaipur …
January 19, 2016 When JLF comes can controversies be far behind 19 January, 2016: Like the Kumbh Mela, Jaipur Literary Festival (JLF) is the mother of all literary festivals in India. The very concept of JLF has directly and indirectly spawned …
January 18, 2016 January in Jaipur 18 January, 2016: I landed in Jaipur and shall be here for seven to ten days. January is the month to be in Jaipur as the whole month is full …
January 9, 2016 At Har Har Byomkesh and An Author’s Afternoon January 9, 2016: I am back in Kolkata basking in the social events. On the evening of January 5, I hosted a special show of Arindam Sil’s mystery thriller film Har …
January 5, 2016 Welcome 2016 January 5, 2016, Kolkata: The New Year has set in and thankfully I shall be in Kolkata during the first week of the month. The year 2015 has been one …
December 18, 2015 Warming up to Kolkata’s winter events December 18, 2015: I arrived in Kolkata from Bangalore on Tuesday December 15 night. For the last couple of days I have been catching up with office work that had …
December 10, 2015 Late night party at Gardenia December 10 2015: Yesterday night I hosted a get together at the ITC Gardenia. Earlier, when I used to live in Chennai sometime around 1999 to 2001, I used to visit …