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December 4, 2011 An eventful week in Delhi I returned from Delhi after a week and from the airport went straight to attend His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s talk on Mother Teresa hosted by Sunita and Naresh Kumar. …
December 3, 2011 Incredible Vidya Balan! Yesterday I went to the ICCR before watching Vidya Balan’s Dirty Picture. Vidya Balan’s acting in this film is incredible and I am certain that this movie, and Vidya, will …
November 28, 2011 Shuttling between Jaipur and Delhi On Sunday afternoon I went to Jaipur for a personal meeting and returned to Delhi the same evening. From the Delhi airport I went to the Indian International Centre (IIC) to attend …
November 27, 2011 The issue of tissue I recently hosted a dinner in honour of Ambassador Park Soo-Gil, President, World Federation of the United Nations (WFUNA) and some of the representatives from other United Nations Association (UNA) …
November 25, 2011 At Sharbari’s show Yesterday I went to the ITC Sonar for Sharbari Dutta’s show celebrating two decades of designing menswear. I congratulated Sharbari di and some of the early bird guests (pictures). From ITC, I went to the Hyatt Italian Restaurant for …
November 23, 2011 Qatar Airways function Yesterday afternoon I took a flight to Jaipur and returned this evening. Thanks to the wedding season, the Kolkata-Jaipur flights, both ways, were full. When it comes to weddings, Udaipur …
November 21, 2011 A session with Railway minister On the 19th evening I went to Queen’s Park for an interactive session with Mr Dinesh Trivedi, Hon’ble Minister of Railways. Mr Trivedi spoke about his vision for the Railways …
November 20, 2011 An eventful week Last week I was in Delhi. I arrived there on Friday afternoon, a day late as I had stayed back to attend the inaugural function of Kolkata Film Festival 2011. There …
November 19, 2011 Raising Day of Kolkata Police and other events November 19th Saturday: This weekend was events galore in Kolkata. On the evening of 17th I missed the closing ceremony of the Kolkata Film Festival 2011 and yesterday I again …
November 17, 2011 Kolkata Film Festival party November 17, 2011: Late afternoon yesterday I returned to Kolkata from from Delhi and went to attend a party hosted by Shree Venkatesh Films at Hotel Hindustan International to mark …
November 13, 2011 Kolkata Film Fest – the spirit is back The 17th Kolkata Film Festival 2011 inaugural function was a positive break from the past in many ways and not just because India’s super star Shah Rukh Khan happened to …
November 9, 2011 Missing many events November 9, 2011: After returning from my trip abroad, I have missed out on so many events in the city starting from Kalarpana – an evening of classical Bharatnatyam – …
