Varanasi
Framing the Fable
Somak Ghoshal
This study on the evolution of photography in the subcontinent strikes a fine balance between the medium’s formal and aesthetic aspirations
A View from the Wild East
From Varanasi to Gorakhpur, from Modi's constituency to Yogi's fief, the combined might of SP and BSP and the charisma of Priyanka Gandhi hope to make a dent in the BJP bastion. Ullekh NP travels through a volatile stretch of Indian politics
Among the Brahmins
It is the tension between cultural memory and current political anxieties about change that gives this riverside saga by Aatish Taseer the kind of literary urgency we hardly see in the writings on India
The Conqueror of Destiny
A search in Benares for Brahmins, the twice-born, leads to an encounter with a young member of the aristocracy of the mind
Varanasi and Anuradhapura: Sacred Geographies
Politics, power and faith in the holy cities of Varanasi and Anuradhapura
Varanasi Stampede: 24 Deaths in 20 Minutes
The gross negligence and unpreparedness of the local administration resulted in a tragedy that will haunt Varanasi for years to come
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