“Mam drishti thagulthademo” …… …………… ………………… I, being myself, for a split second, lost in thoughts. My memories took me back to a place where, Radha, mother of Lord Krishna, worried in the same way. The story goes this way. There is this temple in Gokul called Chintaharan Mahadev / Chintaharan Ghat. This is somewhere between Gokul and Mathura. So, the story goes this way… Little Krishna, being him, was always busy playing, stealing butter, and teasing around. He also had the

“He is just manipulative.” “Cunning.” “It’s not a fair fight, na?” These are the words I used for Krishna a few years ago, after reading a few versions of the Mahabharata. It was a time when I felt that I understood the story. ………………………………… …………………………………………. …………………………………………………… Finally, the car stopped in front of the temple in Gokul. Instead of going to the temple, where they would narrate the stories of Lord Krishna, I walked past the little, curious streets of Gokul. How

Kashi / Banaras / Varanasi Everything is synonymous to one another yet every name comes with a significant importance.. It’s an ancient and oldest city on earth. There are various stories on how it is formed One is the Lord Shiva himself created a place for him to stay. Though it holds the most significant history in the humanity of mankind. The main temple lies in between the thin lanes which are interconnected and maze like. So, the number ion people visiting it were very