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July 18, 2010 The Land of the Rising Sun The land of the rising sun – Japan – is an archipelago of 6852 islands from where each new Earth day begins. The other and older name of Japan is …
July 17, 2010 Five types of countries Yesterday I met the Chairman of India Centre Foundation (ICF), Mr Vidhav Kant Upadhyay. He came to invite me with one of our common friends for extending me the invitation …
July 16, 2010 When will we ever learn The police could not find out the unknown hand that embossed the initials on my wife’s car (picture)but the incident has made me think about it in the larger perspective. …
July 14, 2010 Van Mahotsav I was at the State Assembly today afternoon for the Van Mahotsav function. Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore had first popularised Van Mahotsav – the festival of planting trees in the month …
July 13, 2010 Grand old man of Indian politics Received a message that Balram Jakhar will be in Kolkata on July 18th for a day. Balram Jakhar who has been a former Lok Sabha Speaker, ex agriculture minister and …
July 12, 2010 Chasing status! Become an Honorary Consul I got a call from my well-known industrialist friend from South India seeking a favour. He wanted me to recommend his friend as an Honorary Consul of any country in …
July 11, 2010 Vandalraaj! Last week someone scratched my wife’s brand new car. Being new, the scratch stuck out like a sore thumb (pictures). My residence is located in a building in one of …
July 10, 2010 A different gathering Last evening I was at the Hotel Hyatt for the American Independence Day celebrations. Ms Beth Payne, American Consul General in Kolkata, was there at the function (picture: Beth Payne). …
July 9, 2010 Truly a Bengali bhadralok Today morning read in the newspapers that our ex Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, could not hold his tears and wept at the Indira Bhawan at a function to mark …
July 8, 2010 Khan sahab – Parliamentarian par excellence Today evening there was a function at the West Bengal State Assembly. Unveiling of a portrait of ex-chief minister Jyoti Basu was organised by the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and …
July 7, 2010 Rajasthan – Out of sync Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is in USA leading a delegation of cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats. For attending the functions /meetings organised by the Rajasthan Association of North America …
July 5, 2010 My reading habits It is again a bandh today. I reached home at 3 am from Thailand. I dont remember a single bandh during which I have stayed home all day. But as …
