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March 18, 2012 What’s there in a name! Last week, I got a call from the British Council, saying my daughter’s application for a scholarship had been approved. The caller, who is a friend of mine, wanted to …
March 17, 2012 A mixed day of many events Saturday March 17, 2012: This evening I missed the dinner hosted by Honorary Consul of Ireland, Mahendra K Jalan, to celebrate St Patrick’s Day at The Oberoi Grand Ballroom, Kolkata. …
March 14, 2012 Lifestyle exhibition at The Park Wednesday, March 14, 2012: Today morning I went to The Park Hotel to inaugurate Crossroads, a fashion and life style exhibition of pret lines, couture, jewellery, fashion accessories and lifestyle …
March 13, 2012 ebook launch March 13, 2012: I arrived in Kolkata on Sunday evening and today late afternoon went to attend a book release functionat the Hotel Golden Park. This was the first Bengali …
March 11, 2012 Holi draws foreign tourists to Jaipur India is truly incredible when it comes to festivals. Every state and region has its own cachet. This year I had plans to visit Vrindavan during Holi but found myself in the …
March 9, 2012 Dining with a sense of travel Friday, March 9, 2012: Today evening I went to the Steam restaurant at Hotel Rambagh Palace for dinner. I had been planning to visit a new place for a long …
March 8, 2012 Elephant Festival – Vrajabhumi in Jaipur From Jaipur: I really enjoyed the Elephant Festival yesterday which made good for my regret for not being able to be in the Holi heartland of India – Vrindavan. The festival troupe …
March 6, 2012 Art and culture in Jaipur It has been more then 10 days now since I am in the Pink City and in my favourite Kishangarh Suite at the Rajputana Sheraton. Whenever I visit Rajasthan, most of the time I meet …
March 5, 2012 Art and culture forum in Pink City On Saturday afternoon I invited some of the members from Jaipur’s art and cultural fraternity for a meeting. I was told by them that Jaipur, and even the whole of Rajasthan, …
March 4, 2012 A slice of 1135 AD I hadn’t tried out any restaurants in Jaipur for a long time other than the Rambag or Rajputana. Neeroj in main city still has its charm which I plan to visit on Sunday evening. For the past one year, I have heard a lot from many of my friends in Kolkata about this concept restaurant in Jaipur called 1135 AD located on a hill top in Amber Fort. …
March 2, 2012 Jaipur sojourn The whole of last week was so hectic that I could hardly spare time to write and update my blogs. I arrived in the desert state of Rajasthan on Saturday …
February 26, 2012 Big event, bigger responsibilities For the past three weeks I was engrossed in the three-day Agyeya Birth Centenary Celebrations which concluded on Thursday at the historic National Library in Kolkata. The Vice President of India, Md Hamid Ansari, …
