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July 13, 2010 Grand old man of Indian politics Received a message that Balram Jakhar will be in Kolkata on July 18th for a day. Balram Jakhar who has been a former Lok Sabha Speaker, ex agriculture minister and …
July 12, 2010 Chasing status! Become an Honorary Consul I got a call from my well-known industrialist friend from South India seeking a favour. He wanted me to recommend his friend as an Honorary Consul of any country in …
July 11, 2010 Vandalraaj! Last week someone scratched my wife’s brand new car. Being new, the scratch stuck out like a sore thumb (pictures). My residence is located in a building in one of …
July 10, 2010 A different gathering Last evening I was at the Hotel Hyatt for the American Independence Day celebrations. Ms Beth Payne, American Consul General in Kolkata, was there at the function (picture: Beth Payne). …
July 9, 2010 Truly a Bengali bhadralok Today morning read in the newspapers that our ex Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, could not hold his tears and wept at the Indira Bhawan at a function to mark …
July 8, 2010 Khan sahab – Parliamentarian par excellence Today evening there was a function at the West Bengal State Assembly. Unveiling of a portrait of ex-chief minister Jyoti Basu was organised by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and …
July 7, 2010 Rajasthan – Out of sync Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is in USA leading a delegation of cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats. For attending the functions /meetings organised by the Rajasthan Association of North America …
July 5, 2010 My reading habits It is again a bandh today. I reached home at 3 am from Thailand. I dont remember a single bandh during which I have stayed home all day. But as …
July 4, 2010 Blockbuster Indian weddings Big fat Indian weddings are increasingly becoming an occasion to make a social statement. There’s competition among families to make weddings the most talked of social event. Blockbuster Indian weddings …
July 3, 2010 Project Education for All The whole of yesterday there were various pre-wedding functions. I skipped all of them and attended the musical-cum-dinner function in the evening. Heavy showers forced the function to be shifted …
July 2, 2010 From Anantara in Phuket I am writing this blog from Hotel Anantara in Phuket, Thailand (picture). I reached here today morning via Bangkok. The Anantara Group is known for their luxury properties and they …
July 1, 2010 Pronam – project for the elderly I was at the premier of Shukno Lanka yesterday evening and watched the film with Mamata Shankar, Usha Uthup, Agnimitra Paul, the team of Shukno Lanka and others. Prior to …
