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August 19, 2013 Write Circle – healthy cooking tips August 19, 2013, Hotel Maurya Sheraton: I checked into this property yesterday afternoon. After a late luncheon meet at the India International Centre, towards the evening, I went to the New Friends Club bar …
August 18, 2013 Just for a cup of tea! Last week on a rainy morning, I and a friend of mine strolling around Little Russel Street went to a tea shop in that area. I had tea and my …
August 15, 2013 Independence Day, 2013 Independence Day, August 15, 2013: In Jaipur, the only commitment I had today was to go to the Raj Bhavan to attend a Tea organized by His Excellency, Governor of …
August 14, 2013 Looking forward to a holiday August 14, 2013: Tomorrow is 15 August, Independence Day, and a holiday to which I am looking forward to as my trip to Bhutan was a short one and I …
August 12, 2013 At the Mountain Echoes 2013, Bhutan August 12, 2013: Yesterday I wrote a brief article about how the royals still appeal to the masses in one of my regular columns in Hindustan Times. And then, yesterday only …
August 11, 2013 The Royal connection Just couple of weeks ago, the entire world witnessed an outburst of royal hysteria with the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby boy in England. This, in fact, …
August 8, 2013 In Bengal’s tiger land – Sunderbans August 8, 2013: Last week when I got the official letter from Alipore Zoological Gardens (Alipore Zoo) granting me my request to adopt a Royal Bengal tiger my joy knew no …
August 6, 2013 The Safari notes – Kolkata chapter A discussion on my recently published book The Safari: A diary on Ranthambore was organised by the Indian Centre for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Kolkata, and Siyahi at the Abanindranath Art Gallery, ICCR, today evening. I was …
August 5, 2013 A hectic weekend August 5, 2013: The last week-end was very hectic and I was involved in some of these big events in the city from the early morning till late in the …
August 4, 2013 When journalists play spoilsport Last week while browsing through the television channels, which I rarely do, I saw Shah Rukh Khan’s press conference was on in one of the channels. But what I saw …
August 2, 2013 At the Pronam office August 2, 2013: Today evening before going to the Priya Cinema for Suman Mukhopadhyay’s controversial film Kangal Malsat, I went to the Pronam office located at the premises next to Ballygunge Police Station. Some of …
August 1, 2013 At the Swiss national day function August 1, 2013: Yesterday evening I went to The Taj Bengal to attend the party hosted by His Excellency Dr Linus Von Castlemur, Ambassador of Switzerland to India, and Mr …
