And, for the last day of 2021, a few thoughts and observations (all my own work)……. Like this is the first time in my memory that we are going into a new year with a sense of foreboding….. while last year, we were well in the grip of Covid, the sense around a year ago […]
These fellows from BridgeFromHome have been pestering me to write about bridge, something which I have been used to doing quite regularly in the past and which I will continue to do in the future as well. However, I am still marveling at my experiences in the post Covid era which have been challenging, enriching,
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Another year has gone by and before we knew it, 2022 is about to start. From our perspective, January is going to be an action packed month for all bridge lovers. We present below the calendar for the month of January. We are just outlining them for you as a reminder Junior Bridge RealBridge
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Some more of Debashis’s friends would like to tell us more about him and their relationship with him. We are including below a write up by Anirban Mitra, his first partner. It is a tad long and we don’t feel that we can do justice to it by editing it. We are therefore, publishing it
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This morning, the Bridge World in India awoke to a rude shock as news of Debashis (Inu) Bose’s death was relayed across WhatsApp groups. The cause of death was reported as a massive heart attack. Many of his colleagues in the Railways recall interacting and playing with him in the Inter Railways Championship held just
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This is the first in a series of articles we propose to publish about ‘influential personalities’ in bridge. We are starting with Monica Jajoo, the sponsor of the “Smt. Vijya Jajoo Memorial National Mixed Championship”. We hope to cover many more. Monica Jajoo needs no introduction to anybody in the field of bridge. However, there
V N Ramamoorthy Ladies and Gentlemen, ” Revised vocabulary of Bridge language “! There exists a special language used exclusively by Bridge fraternity. And there are unique abbreviations with hidden meaning! Most innocuous looking or sounding – but with deep meanings, only if you care to understand😉 Bridge language has overtaken the social media –
BFAME Championships, 2021 – Indian Teams lift Womens and Mixed Championships The Indian women’s and mixed teams both won their respective categories in the finals today, albeit in differing styles. The Indian women played the first session of their final with the relatively new combination of Asha Sharma and Vasanti Shah with Feroza Chothia and
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BFAME Championships, 2021 – Indian Teams Top Round Robins in all 4 categories Indian teams ruled the roost at the round robin stage with all 4 teams topping their respective leagues. In the Women’s Teams category, India and UAE have qualified to represent BFAME at the at the world championships to be held in Salsamaggiore
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This issue is mainly providing updates that may be of importance to players. Smt. Vijya Jajoo Memorial National Mixed Bridge Championships, 2021 – Change of Schedule BFI has had to amend the National Mixed Championships(2021) due to some unavoidable reasons. The revised dates of the event are 25-27 Dec. Those desirous of participating may look
