A Café That Feels Like Home in Varanasi
In an age when every moment is being designed as Instagram-worthy, Sparrow café in the Assi area of Varanasi is a refreshing change. A traditional home with a verandah and…
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The Cafe That Serves the Essence of Varanasi: Camaraderie, Conversations and Chai!
Like the rest of Varanasi, Kashi Café, situated at Assi Ghat, is in a transition phase. The place, known for frothy, delicious kullar coffee and chai, with cerebral conversations for…
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Is Varanasi Losing Its Appeal Among Foreign Travellers?
My visit to Dashshwamedh Ghat the other day, perhaps my first this year, coincided with the evening Ganga arti. The arduous task of wading through the sea of humanity that…
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Kalpavas in Prayagraj During Magh: An Inner Journey of Purification
Prayagraj, which has been conferred with the title of tirthraj, assumes a greater significance during the month of Magh. The Puranas have enumerated the importance this pilgrimage destination enjoys in…
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Gurus and the ‘Guru’ Mantra of the Banarasis
Banarasis addressing each other as ‘Guru’ may appear strange to outsiders but interacting with them from close quarters one feels that the title fits them like a glove in this…
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