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July 1, 2011 Hindi Lit Fest for Kolkata Hotel Hyatt Regency, Delhi: I arrived in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. In the evening I met Om Thanvi (file picture) at the India International Centre (IIC) bar. I had a …
June 29, 2011 Catching up with journalist and artist friends A senior journalist came over for tea yesterday evening. We had a long chat on various political issues. In the evening I was supposed to attend a wedding reception at …
June 27, 2011 Rotary function On Saturday evening I went to the Saturday Club to attend the 6th Installation Meeting of the Rotary Club of Calcutta Renaissance as the guest speaker. I met the incoming …
June 24, 2011 Delhi hop I returned from Delhi last night. In Delhi, I had meetings with different people from the world of art and culture but two scheduled meetings with Namita Gokhale and danseuse …
June 22, 2011 Flight missed I was supposed to be in Delhi on Monday June 20th but had to come back from the airport because by the time I reached the check in counter only …
June 20, 2011 At the Tele Cine Awards 2011 Sunday evening I went to the Science City to attend the Tele Cine Awards (TCA) 2011 function. Science City auditorium is becoming a favourite for hosting the Bengali cinema and …
June 18, 2011 Fear makes one a fair-weather friend There is great demand among the city industrialists to get an entry card to the Belvedere Road meeting with prospective investors being organised by Mamata Banerjee. Those who have not received any …
June 17, 2011 Colonial hangover in Clubs The recent incident of preventing veteran artist Suvaprasanna from entering the dining area of the century-old Calcutta Club and later ejecting him from the premises because he had arrived there …
June 15, 2011 Respecting rules and protocols Earlier this month, I attended the Italian National Day function (June 2nd). There was an arrangement for checking cards at the entrance. In line with the Indian and Kolkata culture, half of …
June 14, 2011 Twin wedding functions in city Last Sunday, June 12th, was a busy one. In the morning I went to The Oberoi Grand for lunch. The occasion was the engagement of Neeta and Ghanshyam Sarda’s daughter …
June 11, 2011 At the Kolkata Police function Today evening I went to Vidya Mandir for a function hosted by the Kolkata Police to felicitate the students who performed well in the recent Board examinations. This was followed …
June 10, 2011 Face of Bengal – photo exhibition This evening I went to attend an exhibition of pictures by US Consul General Beth Payne at the Harrington Mansions. I really appreciated the photos. Beth isn’t the only Consul …
