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May 5, 2010 Immigrants and `little India’ in Canada Sunday afternoon I met a girl from Vietnam in one of the shops at the local mall. She works only on Saturdays and Sundays. The other five days of the …
May 2, 2010 Late Smt Prabha Rao Heard about the sad demise of Prabha Rao, the Honourable Governor of Rajasthan. It was hard for me to come to terms with the loss. I hadn’t met her since …
May 1, 2010 From Cornwall, Ontario Today is first of May observed as May Day in many parts of the world. I went to a small town Alexandria located in the Canadian province of Ontario near …
April 30, 2010 Cause for the elderly Today morning the prominent daily of Canada The Gazette carried a front-page lead picture of police constables helping a 95-year-old senior citizen to leave for a pub. It was a …
April 28, 2010 Multi-cultural pangs I am back in Canada again from the US. In New York, while walking the stretch towards Madison Street and then towards the Union Square where there is a statue …
April 24, 2010 Hearts beat for Tharoor in New York The last two days kept me busy with a number of meeting with various persons. On Friday, I met Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, …
April 22, 2010 Hotel Hilton Manhattan, New York Last time I stayed here, this Hotel was called Crowne Plaza. This time I am again staying at the same hotel but the name has changed to Hotel Hilton. After …
April 21, 2010 When time stood still I am in New York again. It is the city I have visited the most in USA. Each time I visit NY, the memories of the 9/11 tragedy floats before …
April 20, 2010 From Canada’s francophone province West Island in Quebec. I came back to Canada from Burlington (Vermont) on Sunday evening. I am in Quebec – the French speaking province of Canada. The Canadians in this …
April 18, 2010 $200 for an apple! Smart Suits, Shelbourne Road, South Burlington, USA Burlington is a beautiful town in Vermont (USA) 55-km from the Canadian border. Took an hour’s drive to reach. On Friday, while entering …
April 15, 2010 Stroke of luck I am writing this blog from a small town called Dollard-des-Ormeaux, 20-km from Montreal in the Quebec Province, Canada. Arrived here today afternoon from Frankfurt. At the Montreal airport I …
April 13, 2010 Old chums, numbing routines Yesterday went to The Conclave to attend Harsh Neotia’s party and met many common friends. The Who’s Who of Kolkata had turned up. Before that, I made a detour to …
