: A letter to Narendra Modi: Why the sight of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi gave me a rude jolt #IndiaNEWS Shri Narendra Modiji,Pranaam,I have just returned to Mumbai from your constituency, after

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A letter to Narendra Modi: Why the sight of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi gave me a rude jolt #IndiaNEWS
Shri Narendra Modiji,Pranaam,I have just returned to Mumbai from your constituency, after a pious and emotional visit to the holy city of Varanasi, one of the oldest living cities in the world.After I saw the inauguration of the grand new corridor of the Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, by your karkamal, or auspicious hands, my desire to visit the city became more acute. During the Holi weekend, the stars aligned to permit a long due trip to Kashi.I was born in another holy river city – Nashik, on the banks of the Godavari. It was the hometown of my devout maternal grandparents. My paternal grandparents were pious Hindus too. They did Bhagwat Saptahs, Bhagwat Gita parayans and chanted the Ramraksha.They were also ardent Warkaris, steeped in the spiritualism and culture of the Warkari Sampradaya. Well into their 80s, they regularly went for the annual Wari, or pilgrimage, from Alandi to Pandharpur in Maharashtra. They would spend three months after the Wari in Pandharpur.My grandfather used to grow a beard just like yours, maybe longer. Passers-by would fall at his feet. During the rest of the year, my grandfather would deliver kirtans at the Gorakshan (cow shelter) Mandir near our house in Nagpur.Inspecting key development works in Kashi....Read more

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