✨ Book Cover Unveil – Kashi ✨

✨ Book Cover Unveil – Kashi ✨

The sacred city of Kashi — the living symbol of India’s spiritual heritage, pluralism, and cultural coexistence — finds a powerful new voice in the upcoming book “Kashi”, authored by Lenin Raghuvanshi, Shruti Nagvanshi, and Chandra Mishra, and published by HP Hamilton Limited, United Kingdom.

The cover, recently unveiled, captures the mesmerizing ghats and temples of Varanasi — the eternal city where philosophy meets faith, and tradition harmonizes with change.

This book, authored by three eminent social thinkers, represents a convergence of ideas that interpret Kashi not merely as a geographical space but as a civilizational metaphor — a living embodiment of India’s pluralistic ethos.

A senior journalist from Varanasi Mr. Abhishek Srivastava perfectly summarized the essence of the book in his words:

“The unveiling of the cover of this long-awaited book on Banaras marks a milestone. It encapsulates a deeply synthesized, intellectual, and inspiring essence of what has been written and studied about Banaras across the world over the past fifty years. This book will be a landmark for understanding Kashi’s plural, composite culture and its deep scholarly and multicultural identity.”

Co-authored by  Lenin Raghuvanshi, Co-founder of PVCHR and human rights defender; Shruti Nagvanshi, Co-founder of Jan Mitra Nyas and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee; and Chandra Mishra, Founder & CEO of Beggars Corporation, the book is expected to offer an engaging blend of social analysis, humanism, and visionary reflection.

Through Kashi, the authors invite readers to explore the essence of the city — where divinity dwells in diversity and humanity breathes through compassion.

“Kashi — The Soul of Need Over Greed”

When the first light touches the Ganga, Kashi awakens. The ghats hum with life — priests chanting, pilgrims bathing, and weavers silently creating art that clothes the world. Yet behind this familiar rhythm lies another truth — one of struggle, resilience, and the quiet dignity of those who keep the city alive.

The forthcoming book Kashi, authored by Lenin Raghuvanshi, Chandra Mishra, and Shruti Nagvanshi, and published by HP Hamilton Limited (UK), seeks to uncover that hidden truth. It is not merely a celebration of heritage, but a reflection on the soul of a city that has stood at the crossroads of civilization — where spirituality coexists with social inequality, and devotion walks hand in hand with dissent.

The authors remind us that Kashi is not only the city of gods and ghats, but also of Dalits, weavers, widows, sanitation workers, and marginalized voices often left out of the mainstream narrative. In an age of corporate beautification and religious spectacle, Kashi calls us to look beyond the postcard image — to the living, breathing humanity that gives the city its true radiance.

“The soul of Kashi cannot be bought, sold, or polished into a spectacle,” write the authors. “Its true glory lies not in marble corridors but in the courage of its people — those who choose dignity over silence, truth over fear, and need over greed.”

Kashi is more than a book. It is a declaration of resistance, a call for inclusivity, and a reminder of India’s civilizational spirit — one that embraces both Buddha’s silence and Kabir’s rebellion, both Ravidas’s dream of Begumpura and Mahadev’s fearless fakkadpan (carefree simplicity).

Through its pages, readers are invited to walk the narrow lanes, listen to unheard voices, and rediscover Kashi as it truly is — a mirror of humanity itself.

Stay tuned as Kashi soon arrives in bookstores — a literary tribute to the soul of India’s oldest living city.

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