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October 1, 2016 An Authors Afternoon with Ratna Vira and other events The end of September was very hectic due preparations for the Puja-related events as much as for other events that were on schedule. I attended a close get together in …
September 23, 2016 At the People’s Republic of China Day I attended the 67th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at Taj Bengal today evening. There were many guests from the West Bengal government, including the …
September 21, 2016 Pronam event and farewell dinner Yesterday was the Pronam annual event for North Division held at the Phonibhushan Vidya Binode Yatra Mancha auditorium where Senior Kolkata Police officials were present. Few of the police officials …
September 21, 2016 Pronam event and farewell dinner Yesterday was the Pronam annual event for North Division held at the Phonibhushan Vidya Binode Yatra Mancha auditorium where Senior Kolkata Police officials were present. Few of the police officials …
September 19, 2016 In Rajasthan’s leopard land I came back to Kolkata last night from a week-long Rajasthan trip. I went there to attend a wedding in Udaipur at The Oberoi Udai Vilas and also visited the …
September 13, 2016 The folly of flying Indian Airlines Yesterday afternoon I met the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, and other senior police officials to work out some of the pending issues of Pronam. With the Pujas approaching there are …
September 12, 2016 Kalam and Gauhar Jaan in Jaipur I went for a weekend trip to Jaipur as there were few things lined up. On September 9 we had another series of Kalam with guest author Pankaj Bisht at …
September 4, 2016 At Mother Teresa’s canonization I attended the canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa at the St Peter’s Square in Vatican City in the morning. I went with the Indian delegation lead by External Affairs Minister, …
September 3, 2016 At the Indian Ambassador’s dinner reception in Rome Today evening I attended the tea reception party hosted by the Indian Ambassador in Rome, Mr Anil Wadhwa, at his residence. The reception was attended by External Affairs Minister, Smt …
September 2, 2016 An Indian evening at Rome’s Ristorante Indiano Jaipur I arrived in Rome today morning from Kolkata via Dubai. The immigration line at the airport was unbelievable and reminded me of my visit to Venezuela where I took more …
August 30, 2016 An Author’s Afternoon with Mohini Kent Yesterday evening I attended another session of the An Author’s Afternoon at the Taj Bengal Chambers. This time the guest author was Mohini Kent Noon from UK. Mohini is an …
August 29, 2016 A busy weekend It was a busy weekend. I landed from Bhutan on Friday late afternoon and missed out on the Mother Teresa statue unveiling at the Archbishop’s House in Park Street. I …
