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So our new best holiday destination has become Phuket. A direct flight straight from Kolkata to Phuket, under 3 hours and there you  are… in a tropical paradise with an… Read more

I had head about the game Mahjong but in my mind I always envisaged it being played by  old wizened Chinese women in the small lanes of China Town. Little… Read more

Happy Birthday to my darling daughter Rashi!!! There is a saying “another year older another year wiser”… well I can say yes to the first but I’m not sure about… Read more

So, Vivek and Rashi are both married. Both have 2 children each and Aradhana has one little boy and hoping she will have a little girl along the line…. I… Read more

I never had any pets when I was growing up….woe betide anyone even thinking of getting a dog….my mother was much too houseproud to even think of any animal dirtying… Read more

Saiyaara… We went to see like the third film in the week and in fact, more than me, it’s Vinay who has suddenly taken a liking to films especially my… Read more

Metro In Dino…. After watching Maalik on Sunday I needed to see something that would not put me off Bollywood forever and this film Metro In Dino did just that.… Read more

We do this puja every year about a week after Holi and there is always a big debate on which day we should do it, whether this day is too… Read more

Aradhana asked me about a year ago whether I would be in town in February and I immediately replied that I would make sure I was here if I was… Read more

Sitting in the car in India was quite an experience…never mind driving!! I remember on one of my early visits to India the driver was happily driving ahead and I… Read more