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August 14, 2011 Where nature follows you in ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, Lapwing Suite: The first green luxury hotel, Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, is located in one of the city’s elite neighbourhoods. It once again confirms the fact that Bengaluru …
August 12, 2011 In Bengaluru ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, Lapwing Suite: I arrived here at Bengaluru on Thursday night. This was my first stay at the ITC’s most talked about property. During my earlier visits …
August 10, 2011 At the Red Sofa conversations August 10th, 2011: Yesterday afternoon I went to Delhi and had a meeting with Jawhar Sircar, Principal Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Government of India. Nandita and Jawhar were known to me …
August 9, 2011 Lata ji’s unpublished interview The Melody Queen of India, Lata Mangeshkar, was in Kolkata after almost nine years.She attended few events in the city and left yesterday. The last time she left the city …
August 8, 2011 Souked out Yesterday, after the Prabha Khaitan Memorial Lecture on Panch Kanyaa, I had lunch at the Souk restaurant in Taj Bengal. Normally, whenever I go to The Taj Bengal, I grab …
August 7, 2011 Sonal’s mesmerizing lecture Today morning there was a lecture by Dr Sonal Mansingh on `Panch Kanyaa’. She was the first guest speaker of Prabha Khaitan Memorial Lecture Series at The Taj Bengal. The event was hosted …
August 5, 2011 Revving up for events in Kolkata The last few days kept me busy in office preparing for the three-day event in Kolkata to mark the Birth Centenary of Sachidananda Vatsayan Agyeya, popular as Agyeya, at the Indian …
August 1, 2011 Twin film premiers in city Last weekend, there were two film premiers in the city. A panel discussion at the Town Hall and a party for the new Television Channel, besides the regular events. I missed the …
July 27, 2011 Concern over Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad I arrived from Delhi yesterday evening. On Saturday evening I met Ashok Vajpayee and Om Thanvi for the proposed Agyeya Centenary Celebrationsin Kolkata. From the moment I shook hands with Ashok …
July 23, 2011 Once again in Delhi I came to Delhi on Friday afternoon. It was rainy day. The rains seem to follow me from Jaipur to Kolkata to Delhi. However, there has been a let up …
July 21, 2011 Respite for Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Thursday, July 21, 2011: Day before yesterday I attended Harsh Neotia’s 50th birthday party celebrations at the Swissotel. The party was hosted by Harsh’s wife Madhu at the hotel’s new Indian …
July 19, 2011 Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad fiasco Tuesday, July 19, 2011: I arrived from Jaipur on Sunday night. The literary circle in Kolkata is rife with the controversy around Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad – the renowned institution located at Shakespeare Sarani …
