Modi’s Manikarnika Ghat Renovation: Sacred Site or Budget Theme Park? 🌸

Scenes from the sacred Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi are going viral on social media - the ancient & most sacred cremation ground for Hindus being bulldozed in the name of ‘redevelopment’. While the Govt says this is all per plan - even filing FIRs against those spreading 'rumours' - locals tell a different story. Broken pieces of idols, sculptures, fragments of from the historic ghat - lie scattered - while what is coming up in its place is ugly / grotesque and soulless.

In today’s episode of Deshbhakt, we unpack Varanasi’s ‘vikas’ and how the city is being robbed off its heritage - just for the comfort of more tourists & political credit.
Is there anything ‘Hindu’ in the new ugly Varanasi that is coming up - or just business???

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00:00-3:25 - Varanasi & Hinduism In Crisis
3:25-5:50 CH1 Ramayana A Mythology?
5:50-13:03 Manikarnika Ripped Apart
13:03-18:43 The Art Of Renovation

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