For me and my family, Deepavali in Kashi did not quite end there at the Hanuman Ghat with “Ganga-snaanam” alone. Deepavali for all Hindus is “Festival of Lights” symbolized by the lighting of oil-wick lamps, tiny earthen shapes placed in all quarters of the home and outside too. Village and cities across the country glowContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-3 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
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“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
What I am going to write about in the ensuing 10- Part series of blogs on the subject is not a travelogue of a religious tourist or pilgrim. There are plenty and more of such write-ups on Kashi, Gaya, Prayag and Ayodhya that one can easily browse through on the internet. I have no intentionContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART 1 of 8: Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
Jawaharlal Nehru discovered INDIA… how did he miss Prayagraj ?
Jawaharlal Nehru in his Will wrote these words and was quoted by some anonymous person who inserted a small correction to it by way of a harmless parenthesis which raised some shackles : A good friend of mine — a fine Parsi gentleman— reacted to above in the following words in an email to meContinue reading “Jawaharlal Nehru discovered INDIA… how did he miss Prayagraj ?”