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December 6, 2015 At the Bangalore Lit Fest December 6, 2015: I landed in Bangalore on December 2 night. The weather here is nice and welcoming. No wonder when it comes to the weather, many people draw parallels …
November 30, 2015 Same frame moment with BigB December 1, 2015: After returning from my North America trip I was jet lagged with a whole lot of piled up desk work to clear. Today there was another of …
November 14, 2015 Unique book on 70 years of India and UN November 14, 2015 (NYC): Yesterday was Friday. I had a few meetings in WFUNA office and then had a meeting with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the …
November 12, 2015 At the City College in New York; Le Taj in Montreal November 13, 2015 (NYC): New York is getting little colder. Yesterday I went to the City College of New York City University (CUNY) to deliver a presentation on tigers. Dr …
November 10, 2015 At the UN panel discussion November 10, 2015 (NYC): Today afternoon I attended the lunch hosted by the Ambassador Hahn Choong-Hee, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations …
November 9, 2015 Nothing comes free in NYC December 9, 2015: I arrived in New York on Sunday December 8. This time I checked in to stay at the Bridges hotel instead of One UN New York – Millennium Hotels …
November 5, 2015 Hashim Abdul Halim – may his soul rest in peace November 5, 2015: I was scheduled to leave for Delhi on Monday (Nov 2) for an evening to attend the UN reception to commemorate United Nations Day at the UN …
November 2, 2015 Halloween party and other events November 2, 2015: After the WFUNA meeting in Bangkok, the whole of last week was spent working in the office preparing for my yet another round of overseas travel coming …
October 26, 2015 BD Sureka passes away October 27, 2015: The Sindoor Khela event was extensively covered by the print and electronic media with television channels beaming the colourful pageantries – smearing of vermillion, chau and dragon …
October 25, 2015 Sindoor Khela at Chaltabagan Durga Puja 2015 October 25, 2015: After the Dhak Mahotsav, I went overseas for a week and returned to Kolkata to have a couple of days to enjoy the Pujas. Today morning there …
October 14, 2015 Dhak Mahotsav 2015 at ITC Sonar October 14, 2015: Last week I was in Kolkata preparing for various functions of Puja. On October 10th evening I attended the dinner at Crystal Hall, Taj Bengal, to meet …
October 6, 2015 Onset of Puja festivities October 6, 2015: I went to Lal Bazaar in the afternoon today and had a meeting with the Commissioner of Police and other officials regarding Puja related events and other …