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A much-awaited visit will finally come through. Nobel laureate Sir Vidiawas to come calling shortly after having won the award but the plans had to be rescheduledfollowing the 9/11 disaster. We hear he is now expected to hit Indian shores next month...Meanwhile, the visit of yet another laureate had the capital abuzz. Prof AmartyaSen was the centre of attention at a dinner hosted by K. Natwar Singh.He could be seen happily drinking the guava juice and enquiring: "Is this a newIndian wine I am drinking?" ...Talking of parties and food, the latest chef to havewowed the city glitterati is Kulsum Begum. Hailing from the illustriousfamily of Salar Jung, she has everyone swearing by her Hyderabadi recipes...Now for somegossip about kbc. Apparently Kajol was

invited to feature in the Diwalispecial of the show. But the feisty actress decided thatshe’d participate only if she were asked "real" and not "fixed" questions and that she’d decide what to do with the winning amount instead of giving it away to charity. The channel opted to invite Preity Zinta instead...