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November 14, 2010 MNC brand? Jago Grahak! Sunday today, I will leave for North America tomorrow evening via Frankfurt. My first destination is Montreal in Quebec province of Canada. One of the most important things in these …
November 13, 2010 Missing out on events Late Thursday night I returned to Kolkata from Rajasthan. Apart from meeting Mayor Shovan Chatterjee at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, I was neck deep in office work the whole day …
November 11, 2010 The `Sikkim’ wrangle Today, at the Jaipur airport, I heard that a court order had stayed further screening of Satyajit Ray’s 1971 documentary Sikkim at Nandan. My friend Roopa Ganguly called up to …
November 10, 2010 At the Salasar Balaji temple Yesterday I went to Salasar early in the morning and returned to Jaipur in the evening. The Salasar Balaji temple is about 35 kms from my native place Sujangarh and …
November 9, 2010 Pushkar – Lord Brahma’s town Hotel Rajputana Sheraton, Karoli suite: Returned to Jaipur last night from a day long trip to Ajmer and Pushkar. For the Hindus, Pushkar is one of the most important religious …
November 8, 2010 Ajmer Circuit House I am writing this blog from the Ajmer Circuit House. I arrived in Jaipur yesterday evening and reached Ajmer around noon today to one of my favourite circuit houses in …
November 7, 2010 Kali Puja, Diwali and end of an era Sunday morning November 7 (2010): Bengal celebrated Kali Puja and Diwali on Friday (November 5). I was busy at home performing pujas and attending to the guests and receiving phone …
November 4, 2010 My birthday Thursday, November 4th is my birthday today. I was born in a small town in Rajasthan called Churu. I did my primary schooling in Churu from a pathshala. I had, …
November 3, 2010 With Sana at Sourav’s At noon today, I was at the birthday party of Sana, daughter of Sourav and Dona Ganguly, at Sourav’s The Food Pavilion on Park Street, Kolkata. Last time Sana’s birthday …
November 2, 2010 Launch of Atri’s website Today evening I attended the launch of the web site of Atri Sen’s paintings at the K2 art gallery in Lansdowne Terrace. Atri is the son of West Bengal industry …
November 1, 2010 Brand name, bad name Last weekend I went to a coffee lounge located on Wood Street with a friend. Though I am a regular at Flury’s in Park Street, I seldom go to the …
October 31, 2010 Plastic, play and Pala I attended The Bengal meeting at The Conclave today early evening (picture: From left: Jogen Choudhury, H M Bangur, Arindam Sil and Sunil Gangopadhyay). Various issues were discussed about the …
