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July 17, 2011 A whole wet week in Jaipur Sunday July 17th, 2011: The whole of last week I was in Jaipur. It rained almost every day and I had the feeling that I was in Kolkata. When it rains it is …
July 15, 2011 Bomb blast and VIPs In Jaipur. I missed the premier of Rituparna movie Icche at Priya yesterday. The premier was followed by a party at the Calcutta Rowing Club. When Ritu called on me …
July 13, 2011 When numbers numb your reason I arrived in Jaipur on Sunday (July 10th) evening and put up at my favourite Kishangarh Suite at the Rajputana Sheraton Hotel. The suite is known as Kishangarh Thikana. A …
July 10, 2011 Weekend wedding functions in the city There were quite a few wedding receptions and marriage ceremonies on Friday and Saturday in Kolkata. I attended the wedding party of Ajay Kayan’s daughter at the ITC Sonar Bangla …
July 7, 2011 Bye bye Beth As I write this blog, the US Consul General of Kolkata, Ms Beth Payne, would be well on her way to leave the City of Joy having completed her tenure. …
July 5, 2011 Held back in city I was in office the whole day trying to sort out some of the long pending work in Jaipur. In fact, I was supposed to be in London today for …
July 4, 2011 Events for Kolkata I returned from Delhi on Friday late night and missed out on quite a number of events that evening in Kolkata. This Delhi trip of mine was quite successful as …
July 2, 2011 Privacy will become rarer than gold Yesterday, Saturday July 2nd, happened to be one of those two or three dates of the year that I always spend at home. Of late, I have been thinking a …
July 1, 2011 Hindi Lit Fest for Kolkata Hotel Hyatt Regency, Delhi: I arrived in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. In the evening I met Om Thanvi (file picture) at the India International Centre (IIC) bar. I had a …
June 29, 2011 Catching up with journalist and artist friends A senior journalist came over for tea yesterday evening. We had a long chat on various political issues. In the evening I was supposed to attend a wedding reception at …
June 27, 2011 Rotary function On Saturday evening I went to the Saturday Club to attend the 6th Installation Meeting of the Rotary Club of Calcutta Renaissance as the guest speaker. I met the incoming …
June 24, 2011 Delhi hop I returned from Delhi last night. In Delhi, I had meetings with different people from the world of art and culture but two scheduled meetings with Namita Gokhale and danseuse …
