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November 9, 2010 Pushkar – Lord Brahma’s town Hotel Rajputana Sheraton, Karoli suite: Returned to Jaipur last night from a day long trip to Ajmer and Pushkar. For the Hindus, Pushkar is one of the most important religious …
November 8, 2010 Ajmer Circuit House I am writing this blog from the Ajmer Circuit House. I arrived in Jaipur yesterday evening and reached Ajmer around noon today to one of my favourite circuit houses in …
November 7, 2010 Kali Puja, Diwali and end of an era Sunday morning November 7 (2010): Bengal celebrated Kali Puja and Diwali on Friday (November 5). I was busy at home performing pujas and attending to the guests and receiving phone …
November 4, 2010 My birthday Thursday, November 4th is my birthday today. I was born in a small town in Rajasthan called Churu. I did my primary schooling in Churu from a pathshala. I had, …
November 3, 2010 With Sana at Sourav’s At noon today, I was at the birthday party of Sana, daughter of Sourav and Dona Ganguly, at Sourav’s The Food Pavilion on Park Street, Kolkata. Last time Sana’s birthday …
November 2, 2010 Launch of Atri’s website Today evening I attended the launch of the web site of Atri Sen’s paintings at the K2 art gallery in Lansdowne Terrace. Atri is the son of West Bengal industry …
November 1, 2010 Brand name, bad name Last weekend I went to a coffee lounge located on Wood Street with a friend. Though I am a regular at Flury’s in Park Street, I seldom go to the …
October 31, 2010 Plastic, play and Pala I attended The Bengal meeting at The Conclave today early evening (picture: From left: Jogen Choudhury, H M Bangur, Arindam Sil and Sunil Gangopadhyay). Various issues were discussed about the …
October 28, 2010 Brunch with Dr Shija Today, a little late in the morning, I organised a brunch in honour in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretary General, Dr William F Shija at the Hotel Taj Bengal banquets. …
October 27, 2010 Life’s like that During my recent visit to Amritsar, I asked my driver on way to the hotel from the airport, “What is the population of Amritsar.” Very smartly he replied that it …
October 25, 2010 Room for improvement I returned to Kolkata yesterday evening. The traffic and the queue at the airport seemed a tad lesser than the usual. Even the events are fewer after the hectic Pujas. …
October 23, 2010 First visit to the Golden Temple From Hotel Ista, MBM Farms in Amritsar: I arrived in Amritsar today morning from Delhi. This is the first time I am visiting the historic city. Hotel Ista, where I …
