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August 20, 2011 Namita’s novel August 20, 2011: On Friday, I hosted a dinner for Namita Gokhale (pic) who was in Kolkata on my invitation for an interactive session on her recent novel Priya In Incredible Indya. Amit Chowdhury (pic), …
August 18, 2011 Puja plans for Pronam members August 18, 2011: Today afternoon I had a meeting with Shukla Tarafdar, AO Pronam. This was followed by another meeting with the three convenors. Our meeting was long over due since …
August 17, 2011 Tanmoy’s play August 17, 2011: Yesterday evening I went to Kalamandirto watch a play `Natun Bhabnay Tasher Desh’. I went there on a personal invitation from my friend Tanmoy Bose (file picture) who also happens to …
August 15, 2011 Independence Day tea party August 15, 2011, Independence Day:I went to the Raj Bhavan for a tea party in the evening hosted by the Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, M K Narayanan. This tea party is …
August 14, 2011 Where nature follows you in ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, Lapwing Suite: The first green luxury hotel, Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, is located in one of the city’s elite neighbourhoods. It once again confirms the fact that Bengaluru …
August 12, 2011 In Bengaluru ITC Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru, Lapwing Suite: I arrived here at Bengaluru on Thursday night. This was my first stay at the ITC’s most talked about property. During my earlier visits …
August 10, 2011 At the Red Sofa conversations August 10th, 2011: Yesterday afternoon I went to Delhi and had a meeting with Jawhar Sircar, Principal Secretary, Cultural Affairs, Government of India. Nandita and Jawhar were known to me …
August 9, 2011 Lata ji’s unpublished interview The Melody Queen of India, Lata Mangeshkar, was in Kolkata after almost nine years.She attended few events in the city and left yesterday. The last time she left the city …
August 8, 2011 Souked out Yesterday, after the Prabha Khaitan Memorial Lecture on Panch Kanyaa, I had lunch at the Souk restaurant in Taj Bengal. Normally, whenever I go to The Taj Bengal, I grab …
August 7, 2011 Sonal’s mesmerizing lecture Today morning there was a lecture by Dr Sonal Mansingh on `Panch Kanyaa’. She was the first guest speaker of Prabha Khaitan Memorial Lecture Series at The Taj Bengal. The event was hosted …
August 5, 2011 Revving up for events in Kolkata The last few days kept me busy in office preparing for the three-day event in Kolkata to mark the Birth Centenary of Sachidananda Vatsayan Agyeya, popular as Agyeya, at the Indian …
August 1, 2011 Twin film premiers in city Last weekend, there were two film premiers in the city. A panel discussion at the Town Hall and a party for the new Television Channel, besides the regular events. I missed the …
