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July 27, 2011 Concern over Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad I arrived from Delhi yesterday evening. On Saturday evening I met Ashok Vajpayee and Om Thanvi for the proposed Agyeya Centenary Celebrationsin Kolkata. From the moment I shook hands with Ashok …
July 23, 2011 Once again in Delhi I came to Delhi on Friday afternoon. It was rainy day. The rains seem to follow me from Jaipur to Kolkata to Delhi. However, there has been a let up …
July 21, 2011 Respite for Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Thursday, July 21, 2011: Day before yesterday I attended Harsh Neotia’s 50th birthday party celebrations at the Swissotel. The party was hosted by Harsh’s wife Madhu at the hotel’s new Indian …
July 19, 2011 Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad fiasco Tuesday, July 19, 2011: I arrived from Jaipur on Sunday night. The literary circle in Kolkata is rife with the controversy around Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad – the renowned institution located at Shakespeare Sarani …
July 17, 2011 A whole wet week in Jaipur Sunday July 17th, 2011: The whole of last week I was in Jaipur. It rained almost every day and I had the feeling that I was in Kolkata. When it rains it is …
July 15, 2011 Bomb blast and VIPs In Jaipur. I missed the premier of Rituparna movie Icche at Priya yesterday. The premier was followed by a party at the Calcutta Rowing Club. When Ritu called on me …
July 13, 2011 When numbers numb your reason I arrived in Jaipur on Sunday (July 10th) evening and put up at my favourite Kishangarh Suite at the Rajputana Sheraton Hotel. The suite is known as Kishangarh Thikana. A …
July 10, 2011 Weekend wedding functions in the city There were quite a few wedding receptions and marriage ceremonies on Friday and Saturday in Kolkata. I attended the wedding party of Ajay Kayan’s daughter at the ITC Sonar Bangla …
July 7, 2011 Bye bye Beth As I write this blog, the US Consul General of Kolkata, Ms Beth Payne, would be well on her way to leave the City of Joy having completed her tenure. …
July 5, 2011 Held back in city I was in office the whole day trying to sort out some of the long pending work in Jaipur. In fact, I was supposed to be in London today for …
July 4, 2011 Events for Kolkata I returned from Delhi on Friday late night and missed out on quite a number of events that evening in Kolkata. This Delhi trip of mine was quite successful as …
July 2, 2011 Privacy will become rarer than gold Yesterday, Saturday July 2nd, happened to be one of those two or three dates of the year that I always spend at home. Of late, I have been thinking a …
