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January 8, 2013 Desert Soul and Write Circle sets the pace January 8, 2013: I arrived in city yesterday evening from Jaipur. There was another event yesterday evening of the Desert Soul series in which Nand Kishore Acharya was the guest. …
January 6, 2013 A nation awaiting speedy justice The Delhi sexual assault victim passed away in Singapore defying death for two weeks. Many people are questioning the wisdom of shifting the victim to Singapore in such a critical …
January 3, 2013 Ek Mulakat with Baroness Verma I arrived here in Jaipur on the first day of the New Year around evening. At the Jaipur Airport I noticed many protocol officers and staff. Later I realized that …
December 31, 2012 January is for Jaipur Last weekend I loosened up somewhat keeping in mind my hectic travel schedule in January 2013. I shall be flying in and out of Kolkata, spending most of my time …
December 30, 2012 Yes – hang them till death Delhi’s crime problem is spiralling out of control. The heinous sexual assault of a woman on December 16, 2012, witnessed one of the biggest spontaneous outburst of public anger since …
December 28, 2012 Chilliest winter December 28, 2012: Kolkata is in the throes of one of the chilliest winters. Yesterday night as well as today early morning I was in Salt Lake for a family …
December 25, 2012 Fogged in Today is Xmas and I am in New Delhi at the Maurya Sheraton Hotel. Delhi and surrounding regions are under a dense fog cover. Many trains and flights have been fogged …
December 23, 2012 Incredible India? Last week I was staying at The Taj Sawai Madhopur Lodge, Ranthambore. This property, Vivanta by Taj – Sawai Madhopur Lodge, is the only heritage hotel in Ranthambore that was built some 80 years …
December 20, 2012 Unwinding at Ranthambore I arrived here in Jaipur yesterday from Sawai Madhopur. After the Shree Music Festival I decided to take a break and went on a trip to the forests of Ranthambore which …
December 10, 2012 Shree Music Fest ends on a high note The three-day Shree Music Festival in Jaipur at the Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) ended on Sunday with an amazing performance by southern sensation, Hariharan (picture). The imposing JKK amphi-theatre began to look small when nearly 5000 people gathered …
December 7, 2012 Day 1 of Shree Music Festival enchants Jaipur It is about 3 am on Saturday December 8. Yesterday evening the first day of the Shree Musical Festival took off at the Jawahar Kala Kendra. When I conceptualized this …
December 6, 2012 Uncanny similarity December 6, 2012: I arrived in Jaipur last evening and went to the House of Mr V S Singh, Additional Chief Secretary. I had spoken to him last Sunday on phone …