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September 9, 2010 The Bandhs – Agony or Ecstasy! September 9: Kolkata witnessed yet another bandh on September 7. We always criticise bandhs but hardly make any effort to protest or stop it. I agree that the Indians’ ability …
September 8, 2010 Lunch with Shabana I hosted a lunch with Shabana Azmi at the Taj Bengal today afternoon. The invitees were the sponsors of Education for All project spearheaded by a trust that I initiated …
September 5, 2010 Family spat sullying Marwari community image The name Marwari was given in general to describe the people of Rajasthan, especially natives of Marwar region who migrated outside for trade and business. Later, all Rajasthanis were referred …
September 4, 2010 Pronam Annual Day function Yesterday was the Pronam annual day function. Nearly 700 senior citizens, who are members of Pronam, attended the function. This was the first such celebration and we all were looking …
September 3, 2010 Is Nandan losing its pull! Yesterday was the 25th Anniversary function of Nandan – Bengal’s cultural hotspot and Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya’s favourite joint. The invite (picture) for the function had names like Gautam Ghosh, …
September 2, 2010 Photography For the past couple of days I was busy coordinating and monitoring the progress of the forthcoming Pronam programme. Today I had lunch with the US Consul General in Kolkata, …
August 31, 2010 New projects Monday evening we had a meeting of The Bengal team at The Conclave. The member of The Bengal met after almost four months this time and various issues, including Pronam …
August 30, 2010 Sharmila in city Sharmila Tagore was in Kolkata for a day on Saturday and I hosted a dinner in her honour at The Conclave. I had invited around 50 people from world of …
August 27, 2010 Mother Teresa centenary celebrations Yesterday was the Birth Centenary of Mother Teresa now known as Blessed Teresa of Kolkata following her beatification. I have a lot of memories of her and The Missionaries of …
August 26, 2010 Theatre fever Yesterday, straight from my office I went to see the new production of Dolly Basu’s theatre in Hindi at Gyan Manch. The play was well enacted and Dolly and her …
August 25, 2010 Theatre festival in Kolkata A nine-day (from August 24 to Sept1) Purba Paschim Theatre Festival 2010 is currently underway in Kolkata. The festival, which is a tribute to the 150th Year of Rabindranath Tagore, …
August 24, 2010 Raksha Bandhan and family myths Raksha Bandhan is a festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters in India. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore made Raksha Bandhan popular in West Bengal by organising congregations like Rakhi …
