Tramping the Dusty Roads

Tramping the Dusty Roads

Benares has not changed at all.

Despite the Prime Mister’s efforts, some things don’t change

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Rajiv Chopra
Jun 25, 2026
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Benares is old. Almost ancient.

Benares has been around for a few thousand years and will be around for a very long time to come. I make no predictions. Those in the prediction game may hazard a guess. How long will Benares stick around for? Ten years? A hundred? A thousand? No one knows.

Even though the city has been around for a few thousand years and …

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