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May 12, 2016 Rooftop dinner and Kalam Jaipur May 12, 2016: I returned from Jaipur last night. On Monday evening I attended a private dinner where I met quite many bureaucrats from Rajasthan. On Tuesday, May 10, I …
May 9, 2016 At Uttam Mancha May 9, 2016: Today afternoon I am again going to Jaipur as I have committed to attend a few private dinners that was long due. On Saturday (May 7) evening …
May 6, 2016 Meetings of UN bodies in Delhi May 6, 2016: After a 10-day trip from Jaipur and Delhi I returned to Kolkata day before yesterday. While in Delhi I was at the Maurya for four nights. I …
April 30, 2016 With Bihari babu in Pink City April 30, 2016: As usual the last week in Jaipur was very hectic. On April 26 there was another event of Kalam series with Pankaj Dubey. Earlier he has been …
April 25, 2016 AAA with Manu S Pillai; Dona performs at ICCR April 25, 2016: Took a Kolkata-Jaipur IndiGo night flight and checked in at ITC Rajputana. IndiGo has recently started its third daily flight on this route late at 9:40 pm …
April 20, 2016 Common Indians are among the most tolerant April 20, 2016: I had gone to the Calcutta High Court area for a meeting at the Old Court House Street. The building housing the office was and relic from …
April 18, 2016 Mission Possible conference in Hyderabad April 18, 2016: I arrived from Hyderabad on Saturday evening. On Saturday morning I went to Sreenidhi International School to attend the Mission Possible conference. At Sreenidhi International School I …
April 15, 2016 At Taj Krishna in Hyderabad April 15, 2016: I am in Hyderabad staying at the Taj Krishna. Hyderabad is a city that I have visited three or four times only. The last time I was …
April 13, 2016 Book release and recitation by Gulzar April 13, 2016: The week took off with a book release and recitation session with the legendary Gulzar. On Monday evening there was an event hosted by Harper Collins at …
April 11, 2016 Play `Ki Likhi Tomay’ April 11, 2016: Yesterday was an easy day. On Saturday evening I went to watch the play Ki Likhi Tomay at Kalamandir. The play’s script is inspired by A R …
April 8, 2016 Dinner party and Author’s Afternoon with Shatrughan Sinha April 8, 2016: Yesterday evening there was a dinner party with Shatrughan Sinha to celebrate the success of his biography – Anything But Khamosh – by Bharathi S Pradhan. I …
April 7, 2016 A play on Gauhar Jaan’s life April 7, 2016: Yesterday, I went to see the play Gauhar at the Birla Sabhaghar. Gauhar or popular as Gauhar Jaan was a real life character – a gifted musician …