Prayagraj
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Ranchi, Jharkhand….Subarnarekha River ‘Streak of Gold”. Visits to home country are often replete with glamour and drama and this time we added some pizzazz (September 2025) when we zip-zap-zoomed across four cities in four states on whimsical ‘flights of reconnection.’ It was exceptional as normally we plan before boarding flights but here we were banking… Read more
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Kumbh Mela Evening View 2025.(Google) What does one say or write when they find their city splashed across print and visual media for hosting the present world’s largest religious congregation attended by VIPs and the junta from across the globe. Feel pleasure/pride/privilege….. The town is Prayagraj and the event is the 2025 Kumbh Mela, wrapped… Read more
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The Prayagraj: The familiar bleak friable landscape interspersed with algae ponds, cattle and livestock in different stages of thinness grazing on non-existent grass, the sparsely cultivated fields, thatched huts, semi naked children chasing mangy dogs, men huddled on charpoys or walking listlessly with the familiar ‘lota’ (metal mug) for their morning ablutions, women, head covered, engrossed in washing,… Read more
Journies of change 