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August 13, 2012 The desi food joints of New York August 13, New York: Today morning, I had a meeting with Dr Samuel Kim, Dean and Prof of English and Literature, Sookmyung University – a prominent higher educational centre in South …
August 12, 2012 A `Kolkata summer’ in New York Millennium Hotel, New York: I am in New York and something makes me feel like I am in Kolkata. Did I bring along the hot and sultry Kolkata weather with …
August 10, 2012 Dinner at Long Island August 10, New York: I just returned from Long Island which is on the suburbs of New York City. Long Island is considered to be one of the posh residential areas. I …
August 9, 2012 In New York August 9, New York: Today morning I was at the United Nations Population Fund building to deliver the opening remarks for a Youth Convention (picture). It was good to see so many youths from …
August 6, 2012 From Dubai transit hotel I arrived in Dubai around midnight and shall catch the New York flight scheduled for 8:30 in the morning. I did not take an immediate connecting flight as I had …
August 6, 2012 Bengali dinner for Roopa in Jaipur I took the afternoon flight yesterday for Jaipur and returned to Kolkata today morning as I’ll leave for New York today evening. The Jaipur trip was a sudden inclusion in …
August 5, 2012 Rajasthan’s literary heart beats in Borunda The week before last I was in Borunda village which is located in the Marwar region of Rajasthan about 120 kilometers from Jodhpur. This non-descript small town has a local …
August 4, 2012 Pronam Annual Day event August 4, Saturday: This morning I went to Kalamandir to attend the Annual Day function of Pronam. The Annual Day function today took place after two years with the last one in 2010 …
August 3, 2012 Swiss National Day function August 3, 2012: I returned from Jaipur on 31st July rather late at night. For the past three days office work kept me busy and confined. Tomorrow I have two …
July 31, 2012 Thanks for the compliments 31 July, 2012: Yesterday I had a series of meetings with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) representatives and few individuals. I got lots of compliments, adulation and encouragement for initiating a series …
July 29, 2012 Rajasthan Forum meeting July 29, 2012: Today afternoon I attended the meeting of `Rajasthan Forum’. Many decisions were finalised during the meeting. It also set the pace for planning out events to be held …
July 29, 2012 Unpalatable cocktail The other day a song caught my attention. No it wasn’t because of its exceptional music but because I felt the lyrics and tune were at odds. The lines were …
