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By nandan on February 5, 2010
I hosted a couple from San Fransisco for three weeks at my guest house. They arrived in Varanasi five weeks ago and stayed at a guest house near Assi ghat for two weeks but were not happy there as the bed in their room did not seem comfortable to them. They came to know about [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House | Tagged guest house varanasi, Hindi classes varanasi, music classes varanasi, Varanasi
By nandan on October 20, 2009
I hosted a few new guests at my guest house and it was the first time when I had some problem with my guest and my guest had problems with me, my family and my guest house. A French girl contacted me for housing through my ad somewhere online. We shared a few e-mails and [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House | Tagged guest house varanasi, hostel varanasi
By nandan on October 15, 2009
I am hosting a FulBright scholar, Megan, who is doing her research from University of Pittsburgh. Her research topic is tawayaf culture. She has rented a whole flat and will stay till June 2010. We discussed a few things about tawayaf culture in Varanasi. I already knew that Lucknow was the most famous place of [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Hindu culture | Tagged red light district varanasi, Tawayaf, Varanasi
By nandan on July 15, 2009
Adam, PhD candidate, University of Chicago, came back to Benaers and stayed at my place again. This year he wanted to do some basic research about his upcoming research in India next year. He wanted to study Hindi as well but for that he had decided to go to Masoorie. Adam was interested in two [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged anthropology research varanasi, cremation, doam, Indian labors, secular Indian philosophers
By nandan on February 17, 2009
I am hosting a couple from the US. They had contacted me through my website. They want to stay in Varanasi for fifteen days. They had already been to Varanasi before fifteen days but they came again just to relax. They were looking for a Hindi teacher and music classes. Christina wanted to learn flute [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House | Tagged family stay varanasi, flute classes varanasi, Hindi classes varanasi, tabla classes varanasi
By nandan on January 14, 2009
A student named Allen Roda from University of New York came to my guest house on the 12th. He is doing research on Tabla making which sounds like nobody has done before. He is going to write about everything about tabla making e.i. where does the skin come from, who makes them, where does the [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged family stay varanasi, music classes varanasi, tabla classes varanasi, tabla research varanasi
By nandan on January 3, 2009
It is the first time when I am hosting a family. They are a couple with two kids. Nadia is doing masters with Hindi Literature and Sanskrit from University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her husband is an engineer. They say that it is their family vacation. Nadia goes to a Hindi teacher named Mr. Vimal Mehra. Mr. [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged family stay varanasi, guest house varanasi, Hindi classes varanasi
By nandan on December 22, 2008
Nadia left Benares on the 20th. She stayed at my place for one month while she was doing research for her photo documentary called child of Ganga. We wandered together to different places in Varanasi along the river. We went to see all the sewage discharge place. It was an amazing experience to be with [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged ganga documentary, Ganga research
By nandan on December 20, 2008
A guy from California stayed at my place for one week. He was here to learn music and Sanskrit. This trip was only to know the city and get some idea about classes. He had asked me about music classes and I suggest him to go to Pandit Shivnath Mishra, who lives next door. It [...]
Posted in Groovy Ganges Guest House | Tagged guest house varanasi, music classes varanasi
By nandan on November 20, 2008
A student from Singpore is staying at my place. She had contacted me through couchsurfing. She just wanted to meet me. But when I saw that she was doing research about Ganga, I asked her if she would be my paying guest. She was also looking for home stay so she decided to rent my [...]
Posted in Corruption, Groovy Ganges Guest House, Studies in India | Tagged Ganga research, photo documentary Ganga, pollution in ganga