Mysteries of Benares  The Navhind TimesA short story collection that contemplates the inevitable with an unwavering gaze. Manjula Narayan. K Madavane's stories are unlike anything you've read in a ......Read More[]

Azad to take on Modi in Varanasi  Telegraph IndiaDalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad alias Raavan on Friday announced he would contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi in the coming ......Read More[]

Who will challenge PM Modi; The million dollar question in Varanasi!  National HeraldAs elections are drawing nearer, the mood in Varanasi is difficult to predict. Who will challenge PM Modi in this politically vibrant area is being discussed not only ......Read More[]

A new, better leadership: Shatrughan Sinha launched a scathing attack on PM Modi  News Track EnglishNew Delhi: On Thursday, disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was high time that "a ......Read More[]

Book review: Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples a collector's item  MyNationThe author of 'Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples' has done an outstanding job in sourcing her facts, and in putting them together into a cogent, coherent ......Read More[]

A Pakistani-Indian Journalist Attempts to Rediscover His Roots  The New York TimesIn “The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges,” Aatish Taseer mourns the politicization of traditional Hindu values and the rise of religious bigotry....Read More[]

Smriti Irani calls Navjot Sidhu India's 'Jaichand' over his comment on Pulwama attack  Deccan ChronicleVaranasi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, calling him modern India's Jaichand for "defending" Pakistan ......Read More[]

Smriti Irani calls Navjot Sidhu India's 'Jaichand' over his comment on Pulwama attack  The Asian AgeVaranasi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, calling him modern India's Jaichand for "defending" Pakistan ......Read More[]

PM Modi slams Oppn for ‘targeting, mocking’ Vande Bharat Express  The Asian AgeVaranasi: After launching the world's first Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) campus in Varanasi, the Prime Minister ......Read More[]

PM Modi slams Oppn for ‘targeting, mocking’ Vande Bharat Express  Deccan ChronicleVaranasi: After launching the world's first Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) campus in Varanasi, the Prime Minister ......Read More[]

PM Modi launches first ever Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive in Varanasi  The Asian AgeVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the world's first Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) ......Read More[]

Museum for digital tour of Varanasi likely to be launched on Tuesday  Hindustan TimesThe first of Union culture ministry's Virtual Experiential Museums to showcase the country's rich heritage is likely to be inaugurated in Varanasi on Tuesday....Read More[]

Kumbh Mela Diaries: Varanasi | Deccan Herald  Deccan HeraldCall it Kashi, Benaras or Varanasi, it remains one of the oldest living cities of India and across the globe and the holiest of them all. The experience of the city is ......Read More[]

My personal creed is that I don't lie. Ever: Aatish Taseer  Telegraph IndiaRight from his first book in 2009, New York-based author and journalist Aatish Taseer has been the toast of literary circles for his prose style, as much as he has ......Read More[]

Photographing the Fake Holy Men of Varanasi, India  PetaPixel“Where should we go?” Melissa, my girlfriend, was trying to narrow down what seemed like a mountain of possibilities-places that were worthy of exploration....Read More[]

In Pics: Modi’s Varanasi Kashi Project Faces Local Resentment  The QuintPrime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 600-crore dream project leaves residents fearful and angry, “An irreparable damage has been done. They have demolished ......Read More[]

The food trail in Varanasi  Times of IndiaVaranasi or Benares as more popularly known is not only famous for its ghats and temples but also boasts of a wide array of street food and lip smacking ......Read More[]

Did Modi's demonetisation crush the RSS's first north Indian shakha?  The CaravanDemonetisation seems to have alienated swayamsevaks from business and trading families of Varanasi's Pakka Mahal, RSS's first shakha in north India....Read More[]

Aatish Taseer's Benares is more than a cliche  Telegraph IndiaFor The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges, Taseer visits the city and attempts to understand Brahmins....Read More[]

Review: To Die in Benares by K Madavane  Hindustan TimesK Madavane's stories are unlike anything you've read in a long time. They recall the supernatural horror of Poe and Angela Carter, the revulsion that rises at the ......Read More[]

The new flashpoint  FrontlineThere is growing discontent in Varanasi as the government goes ahead with the demolition programme despite stiff resistance from almost all sections of people ......Read More[]

Mohalla Assi review: As poor as the state of the Ganga  Cinestaan.comIndia's prime minister Narendra Modi's famous initiative 'Chai Pe Charcha' was inspired by the real practice of having passionate political discussions over a cup ......Read More[]

Movie Review: Mohalla Assi  ReutersIn “Mohalla Assi”, a group of men sits around a decrepit tea shop and argue endlessly. They ramble on about secularism, politics, leftist ideology - and ......Read More[]

What Hindutva historians could learn from James Prinsep, the Englishman who decoded Ashokan edicts  Scroll.inPrime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Varanasi this week brings to mind the man who undertook a boat journey from Calcutta to Benaras in 1820....Read More[]

AHMEDABAD OR KARNAVATI? DEBATE RAGES ON  Ahmedabad MirrorBJP reignites its demand to rename Ahmedabad as Karnavati. The issue, with social and political ramifications, may become a major issue ahead of LS polls....Read More[]

PM Modi inaugurates first multi-modal terminal in Varanasi on River Ganga  Deccan ChronicleVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India's first multi-modal terminal on the Ganga river in his parliamentary constituency in ......Read More[]

PM Modi inaugurates first multi-modal terminal in Varanasi on River Ganga  The Asian AgeVaranasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India's first multi-modal terminal on the Ganga river in his parliamentary constituency in ......Read More[]

This earnest but trivial book about Brahmins in Varanasi strives to avoid intellectual engagement  Scroll.inAatish Taseer's 'The Twice-Born' denies the application of economics, political science, and sociology to its reportage....Read More[]

Varanasi: Modi Won A New Fort In 2014, His Hold Over It Still Seems Firm  Outlook IndiaModi seems to have held his appeal intact in Varanasi, a city suspended forever between a neo-Hindutva and ancient Hinduism....Read More[]

Is this collection of stories about death, destiny or Benares? Perhaps it’s all three  Scroll.inIn 'To Die in Benares', the Indian Francophone Writer K Madavane tells stories of death in multiple ways....Read More[]

Review: The Twice-Born; Life and Death on the Ganges by Aatish Taseer  Hindustan TimesThough Aatish Taseer's book appears to be about the Brahmins of Benaras, it is actually a look at the continuing aftershocks of colonialism, about India and ......Read More[]

Short stories: Can death be addictive?  Telegraph India'To Die in Benares', a collection of short stories, is set around the Harishchandra Ghat in Varanasi....Read More[]

Man kills two, injures two others after being denied discount in Varanasi mall  The Asian AgeVaranasi: Two people were killed and two more injured after unidentified miscreants opened fire inside a showroom at a mall here Wednesday after allegedly ......Read More[]

From the heart of Benares  The New Indian ExpressNot only the actor, but even the director admitted that the groundwork involved in shooting the film in the dingy bylanes of the town was not an easy task....Read More[]

The revolution India never had  LivemintThis excerpt from a new book explores the fate of the Brahmins of Benares, caught on the cusp of tradition and modernity in 21st century India....Read More[]

Mohalla Assi trailer: Sunny Deol cusses his way through Varanasi's Assi Ghat  Cinestaan.comDr Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Mohalla Assi was stuck with censorship issues for years. The film, starring Sunny Deol and Sakshi Tanwar, was recently finally ......Read More[]

Like Mecca, Rome or Jerusalem, Benares spurs the spiritual imagination, writes its newest chronicler  Scroll.inAatish Taseer's new book, 'The Twice-Born: Life and Death on the Ganges' looks through the world of the Brahmins of Benares....Read More[]

Celebrate The Life And Works of Mystic Poet Kabir At This Festival  Outlook IndiaDiscover the fascinating city of Varanasi through Kabir's invigorating literature, local cuisines, and curated walks at the Mahindra Kabira Festival....Read More[]

Varanasi soon be the gateway to the east, says PM Modi  Narendra ModiWe are attempting to bring about scientific growth, with priority being keeping Varanasi's age-old identity secure: PM Modi Varanasi will soon be the gateway to ......Read More[]

Clean Ganga remains a dream  FrontlineFour years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of the Namami Gange project, the river remains as dirty as ever....Read More[]