BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Celebrating centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the novel & the 1997 film – a literary evening at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru Recently the literary Bibliophiles and lovers of English Literature gathered on a nice cold pleasant Friday Afternoon at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru to celebrate the centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the Virginia Woolf novel. The celebrations included a … Continue reading Mrs Dalloway
BY RAKESH SINHA Parenting in the modern age can feel like navigating a relentless storm of academic pressure, social media, and bewildering adolescent behaviour. Dr Sujata Kelkar Shetty’s Resilience Decoded, published by Penguin Random House, arrives as a much-needed lighthouse, cutting through the fog with the precision of a scientist and the warm, pragmatic wisdom of a mother who has been in the trenches. The book’s … Continue reading Dr Sujata Kelkar Shetty’s ‘Resilience Decoded’ is an Essential Guide for Parents
PRESS RELEASE: From Uttar Pradesh Orchards to Global Plates Celebrating Sustainability, Culinary Innovation, and Cultural Heritage Sitapur & Lucknow, India | June–July 2025— The Mango Festival, one of India’s most loved celebrations of the “King of Fruits,” has just marked its 13th anniversary with spectacular editions in Sitapur and an upcoming showcase in Lucknow on 12 & 13 July. Organized by Lucknow Farmers Market, this … Continue reading India’s Iconic Mango Festival Turns 13
Recently, a gathering of literary and intellectually inclined individuals in Bengaluru convened at the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate the literary and cultural legacy of India’s Poet Laureate, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, on his 164th birth anniversary. The event took place on the warm, sunny afternoon of May 10, 2025. The distinguished panel of speakers included: Dr. Kaustav Bhattacharyya, columnist for Country Squire Magazine (Indian Edition), delivered … Continue reading Celebrating the 164th Birth Anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
BY KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA A Cup Of Tea & Madeleine Cakes With Kris: CSM’S Proustian Afternoon For our debut CSM India Edition conversation, we engaged with a biological scientist trained at the highest level of global research—the citadel of science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the USA. Our guest for afternoon tea at the Four Seasons Hotel was Dr. Sujata Kelkar Shetty, who explores the role of … Continue reading Dr. Sujata Kelkar Shetty
THE GENTEEL BOOKSTORE OWNER WITH GRAVITAS BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA One dreads the prospect of waking up in the morning with tragic news of death; the fear which lurks in most of us and precisely I had to contend with this terrible episode when I received the news of death of one of my favourite individuals and a bibliophile, Mr. K.K.S. Murthy, the owner of … Continue reading Adieu Mr Murthy
A welcome speech by Kaustav Bhattacharyya at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bangalore for a discussion on the book ‘Bangalore Blues’ in the presence of its author, Kirtana Kumar Good Evening!! Namaskara!! Suswagatham!! Warm welcome to you Ladies and Gentlemen to this debut edition of Literary Evenings at the Four Seasons Hotel. I am highly thankful to the General Manager Mr. Biswajit Chakraborty for hosting … Continue reading ‘Bangalore Blues’
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA ‘A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT’ – RP ‘RON’ NORONHA – FASCINATING & GRIPPING READ My mind reflected upon the fact that I could not manage to pen a single article on ICS (Indian Civil Service) officers despite that fact that it writ large in my imagination as a theme in my doctoral dissertation. There is too much a close association … Continue reading A Tale Told By An Idiot
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Recently a literary evening was hosted by the Hotel Den located in Whitefield, Bengaluru with the occasion being the bicentennial or 200th Anniversary of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and made special by the presence of German Professor and academic Dr. Juana Christina von Stein on her debut visit to India. Dr. Juana von Stein was the Guest Speaker on the occasion which … Continue reading Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – Friedrich Schiller The Poet & The Composer
BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA LAUNCH OF THE ARCHIVES OF PROFESSOR K.S. KRISHNAN AT THE NCBS ARCHIVES: I first came across Professor Krishnan’s legacy through writings on science as an instrument for post-Independence nation-building in India. I stumbled upon this very poignant remark by India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, about Professor K.S. Krishnan: “What is remarkable about Krishnan is not that he is a … Continue reading Professor K.S. Krishnan: Understated Brilliance and Citizen-Scientist
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