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April 15, 2012 The `God factor’ This week panic gripped Kolkatans who were scared out of their homes and offices, especially the high rises, by the tremors that hit the subcontinent and beyond. In matter of …
April 14, 2012 Poila Baishakh April 14, 2012: April 14th is Poila Baishakh or the Bengali New Year’s day celebrated in Bengal and Bangladesh. King Shosangko of ancient Bengal is credited with the advent of the Bengali era. …
April 13, 2012 Laptop – a great film Friday, April 13, 2012: Yesterday, I was out of office for the whole day. I had three separate meetings at the ITC Sonar in the morning followed by a luncheon meet at …
April 9, 2012 Events ahead April 9, 2012: Today morning I went to the Frankfinn Air Hostess Institute near Dover Lane for a guest appearance in Gautam Ghosh’s upcoming movie. Lot of desk work has piled up in my …
April 8, 2012 Guru Dutt magic redux There was a book reading session at the Starmark in South City Mall on Friday evening. The book Rendezvous With God has been written by Abhilasha Agarwal. I, along with …
April 7, 2012 Preparing for mega felicitation event April 7, 2012: On Friday evening I went to the Sangeet Bangla party for cocktails and dinner to celebrate their 7th anniversary at Club 69 (Silver Spring Arcade).The theme of the party was `mafia attire’. …
April 5, 2012 Forum for art and cultural aficionados of Rajasthan Thursday, April 5, 2012: I arrived in Kolkata yesterday night from Rajasthan. It was a very bumpy flight due to the Kal Baishakhi (Nor’wester) which is very common this time …
April 3, 2012 Held back by Jaipur event Tuesday, April 3, 2012: Jaipur, as usual, is keeping me very busy with lots of meetings lined up. I am supposed to go back to Kolkata today but I postponed …
April 1, 2012 Serving with a sigh! Last week I went to the Princeton Club after a dubbing session for the film Paanch Adhyay in which I have a guest appearance. This film is the directorial debut project of Pratim Dasgupta. …
March 31, 2012 Dinner with Sonal Friday, March 31, 2012: It is late night now. I hosted a dinner at the executive lounge of ITC Rajputana. I am writing this blog from the second best room …
March 30, 2012 Rajasthan – keeping the cultural flag flying Friday, March 30, 2012: Rajasthan’s rich and diverse cultural heritage is its hallmark. Today evening I was at a seminar that was attended by eminent writers, artistes and connoisseurs, who …
March 29, 2012 Rajasthan Diwas March 29, 2012: I arrived at Jaipur today. Tomorrow is the Rajasthan Diwas, celebrated every year on the 30th of March to commemorate the momentous event of 1949 when modern …
