BANARAS
A lot is said about this magical city, a city that existed before time and will exist beyond. A place preferred for dying, because it is a notion that death here is liberating, liberating you from this world, from rebirths, and this endless cycle of birth and death. We heard our drivers call this city Kashi, the city which sits on the pinpoint of Lord Shiva's Trishul(Trident). A city along with its inhabitants who are dear to the Almighty Father Shiva and Almight Mother Parvati. We heard a couple of people say this to us, and we could sense who said it with a depth which could be felt vis a vis where it was to get a heavy tip. People go there looking for the truth, for the answer and one thing I observed was the certainty with which people believed that crime will always be lower here, and that this city will never perish, even when the world finishes or even if time comes to an end. I was listening to the river, watching the silently flowing river. Reverence of the priests for the...