A short travelogue of the world’s oldest extant civilisation, which is at once fascinating, formidable and filthy
How Tulsidas and the Ramcharitmanas took the Ramlila to the people and gave birth to a unique people’s theatre.
Idioms like ‘tempest in a teapot’ and ‘storm in the teacup’ gained a different connotation after Narendra Modi decided to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi and held a ‘Chai Pe Charcha’ at the tea...
Yet another pan-India movie from Kannada film industry 'Banaras' is all set to hit the theatres on Friday across the country.
The makers of director Jayathirtha's upcoming romantic entertainer, 'Banaras', have released a peppy party number titled 'Troll' from the film.
Only in the holy city would you find a signboard which says, “One can stay here for a maximum of fifteen days. If someone does not die within those fifteen days, then they would have to make arrangements elsewhere.”
Notching over 10 million views within just 24 hours of being released, especially in YouTube, Banaras has become one of the most-expected films of the year. Zaid who has always wanted to be an actor, has been preparing for...
Banaras is the home of Shiva, and like everywhere else, he resides almost everywhere—from under a peepal tree to the big temples.
UP Election 2022: What voters want as Banaras goes to polls? Here's what Asha, 59, has to say...
Varanasi residents claim price hike and unemployment are big issues in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections this year.
Abul Fazal, the grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar, termed Banaras as Baranassrey. Major James Rennell (1742-1830), a pioneer of oceanography, was the...
