Pronam Annual Day event
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| At the Pronam Annual Day 2012 inauguration |
Last
year somehow the function did not take place. Today's Annual Day
function was thrice postponed but finally saw the light of the day
today. But we could not give away the certificates of honour to the
hospital representatives and others, as a token of appreciation, for
supporting the cause of Pronam project which is dedicated to
the elderly citizens of Kolkata - their well-being and security.
The
Pronam function clashed with the important 15th
August Independence Day security meeting of Kolkata Police
which came up at the 11th hour. As a result top
police brass of the city could not attend the Annual Day function and
we decided to hold it without the formalities since the Kolkata
Police is an equal partner of The Bengal in the project and their
presence was essential.
So,
only the dance drama `Chitrangada', performed by Dona Ganguly,
happened. There was no point postponing the function with all the
arrangements in place such as booking the auditorium, transport for
the Pronam members etc. The 800 plus elderly members who
visited the function really enjoyed the performance of Dona and her
troupe. We have decided to give the certificates of honour later.
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| With Sathya Saran |
In
the evening, I was at the Club
Verde Vista which
is one of the new ventures of city industrialist and my friend Harsh
Neotia. Prabha
Khaitan Foundation,
in collaboration with Club
Verda Vista, hosted
the Sathya Saran event on Guru Dutt. Sathya Saran's book 10
Years With Guru
Dutt:
Abrar Alvi's Journey is
a narrative on the Bollywood legend.
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| With Suman Ghosh, Harsh and Madhu Neotia |
The
first time I saw this event in Jaipur at the Jalmahal, I wanted to
bring it to Kolkata and today it was staged in the city. Guru Dutt
and his works had a special connection with Kolkata as many of his
films were shot here in this city.
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