We had a fine lunch at a Kolkata institution, Nazim’s. It has a long history that dates back to 1932 and is known for its rolls and kabobs. The roll I had was chicken wrapped in bread that is fried. You eat it like a burrito and it is called a kathi (stick) since the […]
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Our trip keeps getting better. On Saturday we spent the afternoon in the central shopping district walking around the Sir Stuart Hogg Market, or New Market. It was built by the British in 1873 and is comprised of hundreds of vendors selling everything from spices, to fish, to t-shirts and jewelry. Residents of Kolkata can
At one point Kolkata was the capital of the British Empire’s presence in India. It was also the intellectual and cultural center of India for many decades. However, when the British decided to move the capital do Dehli, and with the decline of industry, Kolkata went on a steady decline up to the modern day.
It was a short visit to Dehli, but we did a lot and ate a lot. A few family and historical photos… http://tinyurl.com/b99oup
Jet Airways is one of India’s major national carriers along with Kingfischer Airlines. Kingfischer is also a brand of beer in India that is the true King of Beers. We will be traveling on Jet Airways from Delhi to Kolkata to Bangalore to Delhi. American to and from Delhi. This is the plane that will
If you have been following our Twitter updates, you know we are now in Kolkata. We were only in Delhi for one day, but it was a great visit. Our hosts were incredibly hospitable and what I was able to see of the city made me realize how historic this part of the world is.
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Updating this blog has been tough so far with limited access to the Internet, but that should improve over the next four days as we are in Kolklata. However, make sure you are also following us at twitter.com/bluesilverinc or check out our twitter updates on the right hand side of this page. I am trying
SANJEEV: As we sit in the airport contemplating our 15 hour flight across the world, I am thinking about a past that is so much a part of my future. I return to the streets I grew up in, with George, introducing him to the food I ate and loved, and the people that are
So why are we going to India? Let’s start here. BlueSilver is a marketing consultancy that uses a variety of resources to help develop and execute marketing and marketing communications plans. BlueSilver founder, Sanjeev Ahuja, and I (George Rafeedie) serve all kinds of roles for our clients including high level consultants, account executives, collaborators
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We are going to India to visit BlueSilver’s design production and programming studio, Basil Communications. We fly into Delhi, then visit Sanjeev’s (my business partner) family in Kolkata, then to Bangalore to meet our partner and an agency prospect from the United States. It’s my first trip to that part of the world, so
