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December 28, 2010 A classic afternoon Today afternoon I hosted a lunch in honour of Rekha Surya, an exponent of Hindustani Light Classical who has trained under legendary Begum Akhtar and Girija Devi. She is in …
December 27, 2010 Events galore! The last five or six days there were many events, parties, functions and annual programs in the city that kept me busy. In public life, prior commitments always get the …
December 21, 2010 The Xmas spirit is on I missed the Sunday evening dinner at St Xavier’s hosted by the Father Rev Dr J Felix Raj. About 100 prominent citizens of Kolkata were invited to the pre-Christmas get …
December 19, 2010 An enchanting evening December 19th Sunday: Yesterday evening I went to the Science City to attend the program of Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain. The enchanting evening of classical rendition was a tribute …
December 17, 2010 Foodies, winter and open-air restaurants The weather has changed in Kolkata. With the onset of winter almost all the 5 Star hotel properties in the city have laid down open-air barbecue adjacent to the restaurants …
December 17, 2010 Our journey begins with Journey Yesterday evening there was a function in city organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation in collaboration with the British Council Kolkata. This function was initially planned for the 17th of December …
December 14, 2010 Rajasthan Foundation Kolkata to rev up Today evening I organised a get together over high tea at The Taj Bengal with Vinod Ajmera, Executive Director, Rajasthan Foundation, Government of Rajasthan (picture). I organised this formal get …
December 12, 2010 Lucky – Unlucky! SMSes I received an SMS on my mobile from a well-known Page 3 celeb of Kolkata – “Baba Jogendra sobka GURU” yeh SMS dil se 11 logoko forward karo mujhe chorke. …
December 10, 2010 At the premier of Gorosthane Sabdhan I attended the premier of Gorosthane Sabdhan at Priya – the Felu da series based on Satyajit Ray’s story. Film has been directed by Sandip Ray and my friend Satyam …
December 10, 2010 Hamish talk I attended a talk by Hamish McRae (picture), Associate Editor of The Independent – the London (UK)-based daily newspaper. The talk, Our Ever More Global Economy – and What Works …
December 9, 2010 Failing marriages I went to see a play Dinner With Friends at the Birla Sabhaghar. The play, directed by Feroz Khan, was about four friends, two marriages and a divorce. It was …
December 8, 2010 Time management Yesterday evening I went to the ITC Sonar Bangla Art Gallery for the inauguration of Simran K S Lamba’s (picture) exhibition. The inauguration was slated for 7 pm but when …
