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October 24, 2013 “The Big Fat City” October 24, 2013: Yesterday evening I went to Hyatt Regency Kolkata to watch the play “The Big Fat City” written and directed by Mahesh Dattani. I wasn’t impressed by it so much …
October 21, 2013 Meeting Chitrangada October 21, 2013: It was a relaxed Sunday after the Pujas. On Saturday evening I went to The Conclave for a get-together organised by Pritimoy Chakraborty to meet and greet Chitrangada Singh, …
October 19, 2013 Events hopping October 19, Kolkata: Till Thursday noon I was occupied with Sindoor Khela at the Chaltabagan Durga Puja event. In the evening again I went to Priya Cinema Hall to attend Dadul’s (Arijit …
October 17, 2013 Sindoor Khela at Chaltabagan October 17, 2013: Today afternoon I was very busy with the OSAA Sindoor Khela 2013 at Chaltabagan Durga Puja.The Chaltabagan Puja was a trendsetter in the sense that it one of the first community …
October 14, 2013 At the dandiya festival October 14, 2013: Yesterday evening I attended the opening puja for the three-day dandiya utsav, which is celebrated during the Navratri festivities, at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata. This was a part of a …
October 12, 2013 Twin premiere on Shasti October 12, 2013: On Thursday night (Oct 10) I attended the special screening of Rangbaaz at Navina starring Dev and Koel Mallick and directed by Raja Chanda. I was invited by …
October 10, 2013 Missed out on Momasar’s folk festival Kolkata October 10, 2013: Today I was scheduled to be in Momasar – a 500-year-old village in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan 260 kms north-west of Jaipur and some 40 …
October 8, 2013 Cake mixing at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata Kolkata, October 8, 2013: Today morning I went to hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, for a cake mixing ceremony. Cake mixing is usually done by the city hotels to warm up to …
October 6, 2013 Chaltabagan Dhak Mahotsav 2013 October 6, 2013: Today evening I was at the Chaltabagan Durga Puja for the inauguration of 2013 puja festivities with the flagging off of Limtex Dhak Mahotsav 2013 by the Governor of West …
October 3, 2013 Late night events October 4, 2013: After a day in Churu on Tuesday the 1st October, 2013, I had a series of meetings on 2nd October in Jaipur and returned to Kolkata in the evening. Today, …
September 30, 2013 My troika trips Jaipur, September 30, 2013: Kolkata-Delhi-Jaipur or Kolkata-Jaipur-Delhi has emerged as a very common troika trip for me in the past few years. Hopping from one city to another in close …
September 29, 2013 Divided in birth and in death Last week I was in Churu, Rajasthan, the village where I was born. The reason for my sudden visit was due to a funeral that I attended at the local burning …
