Indian Roadie Adv Abhijit Sarkar was close to my house for some professional assignment on Saturday, 2025-06-14. He called me at 1 pm to check my readiness to meet up for a short adda. 

In slightly over an hour's time we were there at the Arun's Ice Cream parlour at CIT Road in Beliaghata, Kolkata, barely one km away from my residence. Abhijit's Ford Ecosport was sporting two shining and eye catching Indian Roadie Stickers on  the rear windshield. 

It was a nice, short and impromptu #IndianRoadieGTG with Abhijit after a long time. 

Friends, where ever you are in India, your car should be sporting the smart set of #IndianRoadieStickers. It's only at times of extreme need, you will realize what being proactive in #IndianRoadie means! #OrderIndianRoadieStickers now.

Visited Ma at Behala on 2024-11-20

Visited Ma at Behala on 2024-11-20. 

Met b-school batchmate Ashok Kumar at Sarovar Portico, Kolkata on 2025-04-07

It was wonderful meeting my b-school batchmate Ashok Kumar in Kolkata on Monday 2025-04-07 afternoon, exactly 40 years (mid 1985 - mid 2025) after passing out. It was the same jovial Ashok, however, with a shining scalp, which those days had a thick growth of black hair 😊.

Ashok came for a leisure trip to Kolkata with wife Sapna (and another friend and his wife) from Delhi solely to savour yummy Kolkata food, tonnes of shopping, visiting a handful of places of interest and of course to meet me. I wish Ashok's daughter whom I have never met also accompanied her parents to Kolkata.

The couples had put up at Sarovar Portico Hotel in Newtown and I drove down to meet them there for coffee, chicken sandwich and lots of adda.

Those days, four decades ago Ashok hailed from Jamshedpur since his father was serving in TELCO (viz. Tata Motors of yesteryears) while I was from Barakar/ Asansol since my father was with CMPDI Ltd (a subsidiary of Coal India).

Ashok has settled in New Delhi with wife and daughter years ago and is presently engaged in his own hospitality business.

Jamai Sosthi dinner GTG at Papyrus, AE369 on 2025-06-01

A nice wholesome adda at Jal Vayu Vihar followed by a Jamai Sosthi dinner GTG with more friends at PAPYRUS, AE369, Opposite CAP Camp, Kolkata 700064 on Sunday 2025-06-01. 

It was nice getting to know Dr. Indrani Lodh for the first time. 

Visited Ma at Behala on 2025-03-25

Spent time with Ma in Behala on 2025-03-25 from 4.15 pm onwards. Visited by scooter. 

Pet Puja for myself at my favourite Maa Kali South Indian Food, Joramandir, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700010 at 8.50 pm on Tuesday 2025-06-17. 

It's drizzling outside. The owner, Bablu Ghosh (an extremely well mannered young man in his mid 30s and a fantastic chef himself) offered to make it for me with his own hands after asking his regular chef to take a break for 10 minutes while he made the yummy masala dosa for me with a liberal dose of love, care and respect. 

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* Indian Roadie Drive For Food

Banglar Lassi

The Queen Bee 👑🐝 of WB has inspired me to fall in love with the pouch, not the one priced at ₹28 which makes one tipsy, but the healthy 130 ml ones priced at ₹10 only. How can I not mention that everything in this geography happens on HER inspiration! 

It's not Bangla (locally brewed hooch) but BANGLAR LASSI. 

Ever since mid-May 2025, I have been buying 6 - 8 of these 130 ml pouches from Banglar Dairy outlets in Salt Lake at one go for the three of us at home. We love sweet lassi and it's just perfect for us. 

They have a shelf life of 6 days from the date of manufacture.

Crompton Brizstar Farrata pedestal fan motor replaced under warranty on Saturday 2025-05-31. 

Complained on 2025-05-27. 

Name of mechanic from Unique Services: Biswajit Das ( ), resident of Kakdwip.