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October 14, 2013 At the dandiya festival October 14, 2013: Yesterday evening I attended the opening puja for the three-day dandiya utsav, which is celebrated during the Navratri festivities, at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. This was a part of a …
October 12, 2013 Twin premiere on Shasti October 12, 2013: On Thursday night (Oct 10) I attended the special screening of Rangbaaz at Navina starring Dev and Koel Mallick and directed by Raja Chanda. I was invited by …
October 10, 2013 Missed out on Momasar’s folk festival Kolkata October 10, 2013: Today I was scheduled to be in Momasar – a 500-year-old village in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan 260 kms north-west of Jaipur and some 40 …
October 8, 2013 Cake mixing at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata Kolkata, October 8, 2013: Today morning I went to hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, for a cake mixing ceremony. Cake mixing is usually done by the city hotels to warm up to …
October 6, 2013 Chaltabagan Dhak Mahotsav 2013 October 6, 2013: Today evening I was at the Chaltabagan Durga Puja for the inauguration of 2013 puja festivities with the flagging off of Limtex Dhak Mahotsav 2013 by the Governor of West …
October 3, 2013 Late night events October 4, 2013: After a day in Churu on Tuesday the 1st October, 2013, I had a series of meetings on 2nd October in Jaipur and returned to Kolkata in the evening. Today, …
September 30, 2013 My troika trips Jaipur, September 30, 2013: Kolkata-Delhi-Jaipur or Kolkata-Jaipur-Delhi has emerged as a very common troika trip for me in the past few years. Hopping from one city to another in close …
September 29, 2013 Divided in birth and in death Last week I was in Churu, Rajasthan, the village where I was born. The reason for my sudden visit was due to a funeral that I attended at the local burning …
September 27, 2013 Exhibition on Lata and my unpublished notes September 27, 2013: Today evening I attended the media preview of an exhibition on Lata Mangeshkar by Snehasis Chatterjee, an ardent fan of Lata ji and a collector of Lata memorabilia. …
September 24, 2013 Welcome Helen LaFave September 24, 2013: The last week end I had some respite and wasn’t occupied so much as on the earlier ones. On Saturday evening I hosted a dinner reception at …
September 22, 2013 Thanks and good bye Jeff On the Friday before last I got a text from Jeff saying his flight was postponed and we could meet over coffee on Saturday. Jeffrey K Reneau, Director of American …
September 21, 2013 At the film making workshop September 21, 2013: On Wednesday evening (Sept 18) I attended the closing ceremony of Lights, Camera Workshop a two-day film making workshop at the British Council by Daniel Smith in partnership with Education …
