Back from Beawar

February 28, 2015, Jaipur: I came to Jaipur from Beawar yesterday evening. The Beawar trip was quite enjoyable . I had made plans for a 10-day visit to Beawar, Bera and Jodhpur last year as well but could not make it and had to stay back in Kolkata due to heavy work pressure.

I went to Beawar to attend a function hosted by Shree Cement Limited which is an annual affair. Every year the company organizes its two-day annual function on February 25 and 26. I have close family relationship with the company and I always try to make it to their annual function.

This time singer Arijit Singh was there and performed for over two hours. He has a number of hit songs to his credit but I personally feel he isn't much of a stage show artiste, but an excellent singer for the genre he represents.

I drove back to Jaipur on February 27. I had a couple of meetings to attend on Friday evening.

Today, on the way to the airport, I dropped by at the residence of Thakur Surya Pratap Singh and his wife, Suman Singh, for tea. Today is Thakur Surya Pratap Singh’s birthday and since I would not be able to attend his party, I thought of paying him a visit and wish him in person. It is nice of them to extend invitations to me on various occasions but somehow I keep missing them.

Tomorrow evening is again packed with a Holi event at the Taj Terrace and then Iti and Dr Pronab Dasgupta’s 40^th Wedding Anniversary bash at their residence and also one of the most popular events in the city’s calendar – the ABP Quiz at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club is also scheduled tomorrow.

I do regret missing the event hosted by Pradeep Khemka, Honorary Consul of Brazil, and his wife Sangita Khemka, although they had sent to me a block-your-date letter well in advance. An enchanting musical soiree by pianist Ms Christine Chareyron from South America was followed by cocktails at their residence.

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