Launch of White Noise at the Hyatt Regency

With author Shruti Upadhaya and Rajat Kapoor at the launch of White Noise

July 2, 2017: Yesterday evening I attended a book launch event organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Hyatt Regency Kolkata at its Gucchi banquets. The book White Noise by debutante author Shruti Upadhaya is a romantic-thriller and our guest actor, Rajat Kapoor, did the honours of unveiling the book and also engaged in a tete-a-tete with the young author. Veteran actor, Soumitra Chatterjee, was also there at the event.

With Ujwal Upadhaya, Utsav Parekh and Sunil Kanoria

The discussions and book reading by Rajat Kapoor covered various aspects of the book. Rajat Kapoor congratulated the young author on her first novel and said that it was very heartening to see more and more young people coming forward to express themselves.

With Ravneet Kaur

Besides family members, friends and acquaintances of the young author, some of the leading industrialists and other eminent Kolkatans were there. I must thank Birgit Holm, general manager of Hyatt Regency for making very nice arrangements for hosting the event. I got an opportunity to meet up with some of my old friends and acquaintances.

Dinner at Hyatt with Birgit Holm, Shruti, Rajat Kapoor and others

Later, after the book launch event, there was a dinner party with Rajat Kapoor, the author and few others.

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