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September 11, 2015 A manic week September 11, 2015: It was a busy day yesterday. I can’t remember a week day when I was in Kolkata and did not go to the office at all. I …
September 4, 2015 Author’s Afternoon with David and Ashwin Sept 4, 2015, Jaipur: I took the 5.30 AM flight from Kolkata to Jaipur. In the last seven days, I hosted two An Author’s Afternoon series in Kolkata, one on …
August 28, 2015 At the Istanbul airport August 28, Istanbul: Istanbul airport is like any of the crowded railway stations of India with endless number of passengers using it as a transit hub. This city airport has …
August 17, 2015 Rat ruckus August 17, 2015: It was a holiday weekend since Saturday was 15th of August, Independence Day, and a holiday as well. I was working hard to clear things as I …
August 11, 2015 tete-a-tea with Rahul Bose and Konkona August 11, 2015: Last weekend I was into many things. On Friday there was another session of tete-a-tea at the Dublin, ITC Sonar, in which the guests were Rahul Bose …
August 6, 2015 Tete-a-tea and Deepta’s book launch August 6, 2015: Tomorrow Friday, and the coming weekend, I have quite a few meetings lined up and committed for some social gatherings and cultural events as well. In the …
August 3, 2015 Events with Anupam Kher and Shoojit Sircar August 3, 2015: On Friday (July 31st) I went to Kala Mandir to watch the play Mera Woh Matlab Nahin Tha. The play was directed by Rakesh Bedi in which …
July 30, 2015 With Lord Meghnad Desai in Jaipur Thursday, July 30, Jaipur: I shall leave for Kolkata today evening. I had gone to Kolkata from Delhi and spent a quiet Sunday at home. On Monday (July 27) we …
July 26, 2015 Planning next WFUNA plenary July 26, 2015: I went to Delhi by a late evening flight on Wednesday, July 22. The next day, July 23, I was busy with IFUNA officials discussing and planning …
July 21, 2015 Kalam series takes off in Jaipur July 21, 2015: The last two weeks I was so occupied that I could not post a blog. On Monday (July 13) I took a flight from Kolkata to Jaipur …
July 12, 2015 At the Belaseshe special screening 12 July, 2015: Yesterday evening I attended a special screening of the Bengali film Belaseshe at the INOX Movies at Quest Mall. The screening was organized jointly by the Bajoria …
July 10, 2015 Pronam annual event at South City International School July 10, 2015: Today evening was the the annual program of Pronam organized by Kolkata Police’s South Suburban Division (SSD) at the South City International School auditorium. I attended the …
