Manikarnika Ghat Demolition? Banaras Erupts Over Redevelopment
Varanasi’s iconic Manikarnika Ghat, one of the most sacred and emotionally powerful sites in India, has become the centre of a growing controversy as reconstruction and redevelopment work near the centuries-old riverfront triggers anger among locals and a wave of outrage across social media. The issue has rapidly shifted from being a civic development project…