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October 2, 2011 `Hopemonger invites’ I received an e-mail invitation from a local organization requesting me to be their Guest of Honour for a function. Further, the e-mail said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “…. …
October 1, 2011 Chaltabagan puja inauguration Saturday, October 1, 2011: Chaltabagan Puja is all over the news today. This year the pandal was an eye-catcher and really turned out well. The lighting of the pandal, which …
September 30, 2011 A frantic Friday September 30th 2011: It was one of the busiest days for me. At 11:30 am I was at the Writers’ Buildings conference room for the release of the book Moner …
September 29, 2011 `Aparajita Tumi’ Thursday, September 29, 2011: Yesterday I returned home around 3 am as there was shooting for Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s film Aparajita Tumi. Aniruddha or Toni, who is a personal friend …
September 27, 2011 Puja time, crunch time September 27th, 2011: For the past two weeks I am in Kolkata carrying out desk work relating to the Pujas. My desk is handling thousands of letters, invitations and correspondence …
September 25, 2011 Science City and frivolous award functions The chaos at the recent Jagjit Singh function at the Science City auditorium reminded me of the increasing number of `Award Nights’ that are organised there. In the last two years, various …
September 20, 2011 Dhak festival at Chaltabagan Puja Monday, September 20th 2011: The day before Yesterday I arranged for a Dhak Festival organized by the Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja Committee in front of the Puja Pandal. It was the first time any Puja Committee has …
September 17, 2011 Puja darshan for the elderly and `Food Bank’ Saturday, September 17th 2011 : Today afternoon I went to police headquarters Lal Bazar for a meeting with Kolkata Police officials regarding various issues of Pronam project. As the Pujas approach, there are quite a few activities like arranging for Puja …
September 14, 2011 All India Inter-School Drama Festival Wednesday, September 14th 2011: Monday evening I could not make it to the 68th Foundation Day Celebration of The Council of Iran Society. The Society’s Foundation Day was graced by the Guest-in-Chief Hon’ble K Rahman Khan, …
September 11, 2011 Are the international brands short shrifting Indian customers? Top notch international luxury brands have a halo effect that inspire awe and envy among Indians. The thrifty Indians’ lust for luxe has drawn scores of big names to set …
September 10, 2011 Jagjit Singh the maestro Saturday, 10th September, 2011: Today evening I went to the Science City to watch the live concert of Jagjit Singh. It was a private affair organized by ACC to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee …
September 8, 2011 Can’t take a chance with the city traffic September 08, 2011: Yesterday evening I went to the Topaz Banquet Hall at Hotel Hindustan International for unveiling of the first look of Rituparna’s new film Murder. As expected, Rituparna came almost one-and-half hours late …
