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January 10, 2011 Remembering Mother Teresa I organised a function last weekend at the Max Mueller Bhawan Kolkata to mark the occasion of Mother Teresa’s first coming to Kolkata almost eight decades ago. On the occasion, …
January 7, 2011 Fantastic fiddlers Last evening I attended a violin concert for peace at the Birla Sabhaghar. I have not seen such a wonderful musical evening in Kolkata for a long time. For more …
January 5, 2011 Ajab desh, gajab jugaad On my way to Churu from the Sikar Circuit House it took me nearly three hours to cover a stretch of about 80 kilometres due to heavy fog that reduced …
January 4, 2011 Lunch with Mumbai Mayor I returned to Kolkata from Churu via Jaipur yesterday night. Today I hosted a lunch for the Mayor of Mumbai, Smt Shraddha Sridhar Jadhav (picture), who was in city on …
January 2, 2011 2010 – the highs and lows Sikar Circuit House, Rajasthan: I arrived here today to a chilly evening with the mercury plunging below five degrees. I shall leave for Churu early tomorrow. I lost my 96-year-old …
January 1, 2011 First day of New Year and Birla temple I reached Kolkata from Jaipur last night around 11:30 pm. I always spend the New Year eve at home as those raw raucous parties does not interest me at all. …
December 31, 2010 My paathshala days Kishangarh Suite, Rajputana Sheraton, Jaipur: I returned to Jaipur from Churu late night yesterday. I have known the staff of this Hotel for quite many years who are insisting that …
December 29, 2010 Winter charms Kishangarh Suite, Hotel Rajputana Sheraton Jaipur: I just returned to my room after dinner at the Hotel’s open verandah that houses a mini bar next to the pool. It wasn’t …
December 28, 2010 A classic afternoon Today afternoon I hosted a lunch in honour of Rekha Surya, an exponent of Hindustani Light Classical who has trained under legendary Begum Akhtar and Girija Devi. She is in …
December 27, 2010 Events galore! The last five or six days there were many events, parties, functions and annual programs in the city that kept me busy. In public life, prior commitments always get the …
December 21, 2010 The Xmas spirit is on I missed the Sunday evening dinner at St Xavier’s hosted by the Father Rev Dr J Felix Raj. About 100 prominent citizens of Kolkata were invited to the pre-Christmas get …
December 19, 2010 An enchanting evening December 19th Sunday: Yesterday evening I went to the Science City to attend the program of Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain. The enchanting evening of classical rendition was a tribute …
