* Bordeaux, Booker and Beyond!

A Conference in Bordeaux: Theme: "South-Asian Diasporic Circulations and Cultures: Transdisciplinary Approaches"
Place: University of Bordeaux, France. Date: 14 and 15 October 2011.
Paper title: Food in the Culture of India and the Indian Diaspora: Analysis through the Selected Works of Anita Desai.
Authors: Dr. Amit Shankar Saha and Bhawana Jain
Presenter: Bhawana Jain (Nice Sophia-Antipolis University, France)

An Event in BCL: On the eve of the announcement of the Man Booker Prize winner for this year Aparna Bhattacharya of the British Council, Kolkata, organized a reading and discussion of the Booker shortlisted novels, "Hooked by the Book(er)". The event was conducted  by Richa Wahi. It was a very nice experience and my prediction for the winner came up trumps. 

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Recently visited the "Treasures of Ancient China" exhibition at the National Library and "Kalighat Paintings" exhibition at the Victoria Memorial. I will recommend Calcuttans to visit these two exhibitions for some enriching experience.

* This Diwali I had a surprise - a free Dove Nourishing Oil Care Range Gift Hamper. Thank you Dove.