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October 28, 2010 Brunch with Dr Shija Today, a little late in the morning, I organised a brunch in honour in Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Secretary General, Dr William F Shija at the Hotel Taj Bengal banquets. …
October 27, 2010 Life’s like that During my recent visit to Amritsar, I asked my driver on way to the hotel from the airport, “What is the population of Amritsar.” Very smartly he replied that it …
October 25, 2010 Room for improvement I returned to Kolkata yesterday evening. The traffic and the queue at the airport seemed a tad lesser than the usual. Even the events are fewer after the hectic Pujas. …
October 23, 2010 First visit to the Golden Temple From Hotel Ista, MBM Farms in Amritsar: I arrived in Amritsar today morning from Delhi. This is the first time I am visiting the historic city. Hotel Ista, where I …
October 22, 2010 In Delhi after the Games It is Friday night, a new phenomenon in the country that took off two or three years ago on the lines of Saturday Nite Fever that started about a decade …
October 21, 2010 Childhood alas! Hotel Hyatt Regency Delhi: On Dussehra, I attended a function here after many years. I have many fond memories of Dussehra in Delhi from my school days when I used …
October 17, 2010 Commonwealth Games 2010 – a balanced view The Commonwealth Games 2010 has received many brickbats from all corners of the globe. I think the positive aspects of the Games were largely eclipsed by the predominantly negative reports …
October 16, 2010 Probashi Pujas Navami today. I was scheduled to leave for Canada (Montreal) via Frankfurt early Saptami morning but had to cancel the trip on Sashti evening. Last minute cancellation of trips is …
October 13, 2010 Maa Aesheche Bluetooth Diye (Mother Goddess cometh on bluetooth) A novel use of technology to spread the puja spirit has clicked with the mobilephone-wielding masses out to visit the puja pandals in the City of Joy. The novelty here …
October 11, 2010 My Chaltabagan Puja Today evening West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan inaugurated the Manicktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja by lighting a ceremonial lamp (picture) in front of the idol of the Mother Goddess. …
October 10, 2010 Archbishop of Canterbury in the City of Joy Sunday today. Over the past three or four days I was busy preparing for the Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja. As the Chairman of the Puja committee, I needed to …
October 6, 2010 Back to the grind I am back to the Kolkata grind from London. The few days that I spent in London was quite like the Kolkata circuit – events, premiers, launches and lunches etc. …
