Maha Kumbh Mela Prayag 2025
This year marked the greatest gathering of human beings in history—660 million congregating at the confluence of the Ganga and […]
The Holy Ganga, from Varanasi to the Sea
For the millions of devout Hindus living close to Ganga, every day is full of blessings from the sacred river.
Along the Lesser-Known Ganga Below Haridwar
Join photographer and writer Dev Raj Agarwal on assignment as he travels down the Ganga River from Haridwar to Varanasi,
To the Source of Ganga
By Prabha Prabhakar Bhardwaj Many magical tales are told about Gangotri, the mythical wellspring of the Ganges, India’s most famous
Savoring the Sacred Sounds of the Ganges
By Bhavani Param What most of the world knows as Indian music is generally confined to the classical Hindustani and
A Flood of Artistry
Interview by Amritha Sivanand To get away from the things of the world which take energy and bother,” Harish Johari
Blessed Blisters
By RAJIV MALIK, NEW DELHI In Delhi I am used to a very comfortable lifestyle,” said Delhi businessman Navin Yadav,
World’s Most Effective Enviromental Attorney
New Delhi attorney M.C. Mehta has successfully argued before India’ Supreme Court that pollution as a hazard to life is
The Spoiling of the Ganges
Our consciousness has gone in-to a slumber. Our sensitivity has slipped into a strange coma,” laments activist Rakesh Kumar Jaiswal
‘Deep River’ – a Japanese Odyssey to Holy Ganga
WITH JYOTHI VENKATESH, Mumbai A bus of Japanese tourists bounces east, sightseeing from Delhi toward Banaras and the Ganga. “Oh,