By nandan on May 31, 2009
I visited my village after being away for ten years and I saw a lot of changes that made me sad. I used to think that Indian villages were still safe but the reality was completely different. I still remember that there was a pond right in front of my village house but this time [...]
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By nandan on May 25, 2009
I have always been interested in the people who feel like they are affected by bhoots (ghosts) and destroy their lives going to some baba or exorcists to get rid of the ghosts. I have always wanted to hear more about ghosts by people who say that they are somehow affected by ghosts or have [...]
Posted in Exorcism | Tagged Exorcism, ghost, india, Varanasi
By nandan on May 15, 2009
Lok Samiti organized a group wedding of 32 poor couples again this year on 10th of May. It was again a huge event where more than 8,000 people were present. I reached there around 1 o’clock afternoon time and saw all the families preparing for the wedding; people were so excited. Lok Samiti had organized this [...]
Posted in Varanasi | Tagged dowry, group wedding, Hindu wedding, mehdiganj
By nandan on May 8, 2009
It was election day in Delhi yesterday. Mr. Naveen Chawla, The Chief of Election Commission of India also went to vote and found that his name was not in the list. His name was in the deleted list. It became news and all the TV channels started talking about it. The employees of Election Commission [...]
Posted in Corruption | Tagged elections 2009 India
By nandan on May 1, 2009
My friend, Prabhu, got sick a few days ago. He was in extreme pain from a stomachache. He was taken to the BHU (Benares Hindu University) emergency ward immediately. Doctors checked him and said that he had some serious problem. Prabhu wanted to be admitted to the hospital but doctors there did not want to [...]
Posted in Corruption, Medical services in Varanasi | Tagged Banaras Hindu University, BHU, hospitals in India