Varanasi; one of the oldest and continuously inhabited cities in the world, is also known as Banaras or Kashi and is said to incorporate different schools of thought, and religions Making it the centre of attraction among people across the globe. In Ghalib’s poem Chiragh-i-Dair (The Lamp of Temple), which was composed during his trip to Benares during the spring of 1827, he mused about the...
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