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February 24, 2010 Well done Tony Spoke to a friend in Kolkata who attended the felicitation party of Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and his team for bagging the National Award (Golden Lotus) for the Best Bengali film …
February 23, 2010 Women writers and books Yesterday I met Daman Singh through a common friend of mine at her house. She is indeed a very polite and down-to-earth woman. Her Labrador Snoopy reminded me of my …
February 22, 2010 Party season in Kolkata Went back to Kolkata for the weekend on Saturday afternoon and came back to Delhi today morning. Good friends Amajeet Banerjee, Harsh Neotia and Rajive Kaul were there on that …
February 20, 2010 Winter sojourn in Delhi During my winter sojourn in Delhi I try to meet up with all my friends and acquaintances. I go for walks in Lodhi Gardens, visit the Mont Blanc shop in …
February 19, 2010 At the IIC I arrived in Delhi day before yesterday. Every year, I spend 30 to 40 days in Delhi during winter. Actually it would be correct to say at the India International …
February 18, 2010 Soumitra Chatterjee Trust Currently I am in Delhi. My Kolkata office called today and informed me that all the modalities of Soumitra Chatterjee Trust have been completed and the funds transferred. The Trust …
February 16, 2010 A `heart ache’ follows me Went to Jogen da’s birthday celebrations. It was a family affair with few close friends. I presented him an Uttoriyo designed by Sharbari Dutta. He liked it very much and …
February 15, 2010 Happy Birthday Jogen da! It was a normal day. I had two appointments outside and attended three programmes. I also attended a pre-wedding function in the family of Vineet and Nitu Hirawat – friends …
February 14, 2010 Feb 14th – Not just Love! Went to the Celebrating Kolkata award function at the Calcutta Club. Dignitaries and achievers in their fields like Rituporno Ghosh, Harsh Neotia, Aparna Sen, Indrani Haldar, Dr Bikash Sinha, Suvaprasanna …
February 12, 2010 Back in Kolkata and MNIK show Arrived in Kolkata from Bangkok after a short trip. There were huge queues at the immigration and health check up counters at the airport. Given the way people were jostling …
February 11, 2010 Being in Bangkok! From Hotel Grand Hyatt, Bangkok: I have been to Bangkok several times to attend weddings also site seeing and en route to Australia and other countries in the East. I …
February 10, 2010 From the Far East’s gateway I have never been attracted to Thailand as a tourist. Though I have been to Bangkok many a times but have never visited any of the tourist spots, including the …
