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April 30, 2012 Dr Sonal Mansingh’s birthday party Monday, April 30, 2012: Yesterday evening I attended Dr Sonal Mansingh’s birthday party at Amatrra Spa lounge at Hotel Ashok. The venue was elegantly decorated and the host was very gracious. Quite a …
April 29, 2012 ITC Sheraton Saket Sunday, April 29, 2012: I landed in Delhi from Jaipur and thanked my goodness that the Air India flight, for once, was on time. From the airport I went for a luncheon …
April 29, 2012 The making of Kahaani I arrived in Rajasthan last week from Kolkata to organise a series of back-to-back events in the pink city. On April 21st Saturday night I hosted a post dinner bash …
April 28, 2012 Ideating events for Rajasthan Saturday April 28, 2012: I had quite a few meetings yesterday and today as I am keen to initiate a series of events and activities in Rajasthan by involving as …
April 27, 2012 Small town with a heart for classical music Friday April 27, 2012: Yesterday I drove down to Sikar and returned late at night. I went to attend a function organized by an institute called Abhivyakti. I am familiar …
April 26, 2012 Rani Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat – a remarkable lady Wednesday, April 25, 2012: Yesterday afternoon I met Rani Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat at her residence. Rani ji is an amazing magnanimous lady – a countenance of grace, class and intelligence wrapped …
April 25, 2012 Rajasthan Ratna, Padma Shri awardees felicitated Tuesday, April 25, 2012: On the evening of April 24th I organized a felicitation reception for Rajasthan Ratna Awardees 2012 and Padma Shri recipients of the year. Padma Shri Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat, Padma Shri Vishwa Mohan …
April 23, 2012 The `kaha nahi’ about Kahaani 23rd April, 2012: Monday: Saturday night April 21st I hosted a post dinner bash from 11 pm till 1 am at the residence lounge of hotel ITC Rajputana in Jaipur. The occasion …
April 22, 2012 Whose fault is it! I wonder how many times you have faced an awkward situation when you found two of your friends sparring over some not-so-pleasant incident. It so happened last weekend with me. …
April 21, 2012 Events for the desert state April 21, 2012: Today morning I arrived in Jaipur from Kolkata. I never take morning flights. As I had written earlier, there are few days of the year when I …
April 18, 2012 Meeting with Kaushiki April 18, 2012: Today afternoon I had a meeting with Kaushiki Desikan, daughter of renowned Indian classical singer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. I have known Kaushiki, a prominent classical vocalist of India, …
April 17, 2012 Felicitating Soumitra da Tuesday, April 17, 2012: Yesterday evening Harsh Neotia and I hosted a felicitation-cum-dinner reception for Soumitra Chatterjee on being awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award and other National Award Winners …
