Lifestyle Events

The newest catchword for bankers in Calcutta seems to be "Lifestyle Events". These include fashion shows, art dos, launches and anything that requires moolah. These often involve "Charitable" organisations. Yesterday, I asked the banker who had invited us, what was the cause which that particular charitable organisation was supporting and he did not know! He did not even know what exactly would our hard-earned money be channelised into. According to me, just giving it to the artists themselves would be a huge charitable gesture in itself, but anyhow. Finally the mystery was revealed to all, the charity supported war, natural disasters and army widows and orphans. Hmmmmm...

The usual terrors were out in full force. I met my nice artist friends, made small talk and beat a hasty retreat home to eat my salad, rajma-chawal and really good chardonnay and watch Desperate Housewives.