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November 7, 2011 Dinner in honour of WFUNA president November 7, 2011: Yesterday evening I hosted a dinner for WFUNA President, Park Soo-Gil, at The Conclave. I invited the career diplomats and a couple of personal friends on the occasion. The …
November 6, 2011 When smart phones make fools out of us Recently, on a flight from Frankfurt to Kolkata, I saw a child playing with his BlackBerry. This is a very common sight on flights. The moment an international flight hits …
November 5, 2011 On a low key Yesterday evening I dropped in at the Bengal Club reception to welcome Dean R Thompson, the US Consul General. The reception was hosted by my friend Heena Gorsia. The moment …
November 4, 2011 From Asian Encounters Conference I arrived from Delhi late last night after attending the Representations of Asian Art in Asian Museums session of the Asian Encounters Conference. The speakers at the conference were: The …
November 1, 2011 In Delhi for WFUNA meet Hotel Hyatt, Delhi, November 1: I reached Hyatt in the evening. I am visiting Delhi after quite a long gap and have put up at the same hotel same room …
October 31, 2011 Back to my office in Kolkata Tomorrow November 1st is my mother’s (Late Dr Prabha Khaitan) birthday. Every year we organize an event to observe the day in her memory. The program on Sita: Revisiting Mythology was …
October 30, 2011 What’s in a name? A lot! I visited the Québec province of Canada recently. Québec, which is three times the size of France and shares borders with the United States on the south east, is perhaps the …
October 22, 2011 The India link 2011 is the Year of India in Canada. Artistes from all across Indian have visited and performed in various parts of Canada this year. Just about a month back from Kolkata Pt …
October 20, 2011 Mamata – many moods From Canada: As the trees change colours turning red, purple and orange from lush green. The weather here this fall portends a grim Canadian winter. Back home, I heard about …
October 18, 2011 Life’s ups and downs Montreal (Canada), October 18th 2011: I was supposed to be here on the 9th of this month but had to defer my trip due to the sad demise of my close friend …
October 16, 2011 Losing a close friend I was scheduled to leave for America on the eve of October 8th, 2011, but could not due to the sudden turn of events. On October 6th afternoon, while finalising …
October 9, 2011 When will grahak Kumbhakarna wake up! A network glitch at the State Bank of India on October 1, on the eve of the Pujas, inconvenienced thousands of customers across India. This set me wondering – either we Indians are …
