Varanasi, or more commonly known as the Benaras or Kashi, which is regarded as one of the continuously inhabited cities in the world and probably the oldest in India, was Photopeer’s latest destination of exploration. A place, rich in its culture and history, steeped in aesthetic values of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, is still moving [...]
The phrase ‘Global Warming’ has become widely known as one of the most important ‘Global’ issue. So much so, that nations and scientists across the world are in two different poles and professing radically opposing opinion. Statistically, the last 30 years have been the warmest since accurate records began somewhat over 100 years ago. The [...]
Rajesh is one of those youngsters from Varanasi, who has to leave “Kusti” to earn their livelihood. As one of the best fighters of “Babua Ghat Akhara”, he was practicing Kusti for almost twelve years, which earned him two “Kusti Bir” honours from local wrestling competitions. Three years back when Rajesh was at his best [...]
An almost eight million square feet area behind the great old Ghalib Bar… there sited a modest playground along in the midst of an old huge Victorian edifice and a few numbers of cluttered slum houses. Now all those are just history. That eight million square feet area has been scattered into concrete fragments… now, [...]
On one lazy winter afternoon, in the light of the setting Sun, I came across a very old mansion surrounded by a slum on the bank of river Ganga. The old house, now almost dilapidated, standing tall in the middle of a ground with its all glory faded today. It appeared as a very old [...]
