The Indian Express

Thin turnout, heavy police deployment: Varanasi’s Manikarnika ghat sees a low-key ‘Masane ki Holi’

Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat marked a muted ‘Masane ki Holi’ this year, with festivities taking place amid heavy police deployment at the ghat and roads leading to it. The festival, in which ashes from ...
The Financial Express

Varanasi’s famous ‘Masane ki Holi’ to be banned this year? What we know about the controversy so far

In the holy city of Varanasi, a deeply unusual version of Holi known as ‘Masane ki Holi’ or ‘Masaan Holi’, where participants play with ashes from funeral pyres instead of coloured powders, has become ...
The Indian Express

‘Bahut hi kam hoga aisa ki ladke ke pas gaadi ho aur wo usme na roya ho’: Gurmeet Choudhary on how boys often find safe space in their cars to be vulnerable

For many people, a car is more than just a vehicle, but a safe, comfortable space where all the noise of daily life comes to a standstill. Actor Gurmeet Chaudhary recently spoke about this deeply ...