Tete-a-tea and Deepta's book launch

August 6, 2015: Tomorrow Friday, and the coming weekend, I have quite a few meetings lined up and committed for some social gatherings and cultural events as well.

In the afternoon, there will be a session of the tete-a-tea event. This time the guests are Rahul Bose and Konkona Sen in conversation with Suman Mukhopadhyay. It will be the first tete-a-tea at the ITC Sonar the earlier three were also held at The Oberoi Grand, Taj Bengal and Hyatt Regency respectively.

After the event, I have two meetings lined up at the ITC Sonar itself and then I will attend the premier of Suman Mukhopadhyay’s film Shesher Kobita at the Quest Mall, produced by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and post the film premier I have three more commitments.

On Saturday night, I am hosting a private dinner for few guests at The Conclave and on Sunday evening will attend Dev Adhikari sister’s wedding and prior to that in the afternoon, I shall attend the book release of Deepta Roy Chakraverti Bhangarh to Bedlam – Haunted Encounters at The Mandarin Hall in Taj Bengal.

Prabha Khaitan Foundation had planned to launch this book a month ago in association with the British Council In Kolkata and for which the Hon’ble British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, Mr Scott Furssedonn Wood, had kindly agreed to do the honours of releasing the book.

Launch of Deept's Book at the Habitat Centre's Gulmohar Hall in Delhi

However, fate had other plans, and the publishers backed out due to some issues and the programme had to be called off. After that we had a very successful launch at the Habitat Centre's Gulmohar Hall in New Delhi on July 15. 

With Ipsita, Ravi Shankar Etteth, Kishwar Desai and Sarika at the Book launch

I attended the event, and there was quite an impressive discussion post release of the book. I met Sarika, Lady Kishwar Desai and others and I am looking forward for the book release in Kolkata. I wish all the best to the debut author Deepta.

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