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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Food
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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The Uniquely Divine Banaras
Religiosity is the most discussed aspect of Banaras, but few are aware of the unique equation the Banarasis have with the divine. “While in other places people are God-fearing, in Banaras…
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A Banarasi and His Paan: A Delectable Love Story
Recently the famed Banarasi paan was given the Geographical Indication or GI tag because of its uniqueness, what also deserves nothing less than this recognition is the relationship between a…
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The outsider
Varanasi or Banaras has been interpreted variedly, this is an outsider’s attempt to understand the city By Meera Vohra The most clichéd description of a Banarasi, being fun loving with…
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