The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals
From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India’s dozens of native languages.
From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India’s dozens of native languages.
“This Ramadan is nothing like the ones before,” said one resident as the holy fasting month for Muslims began. “The war has drained it of meaning.”
Crowds had swelled because trains carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, had been delayed, according to local media.
People were trampled as pilgrims at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the world’s biggest gatherings, gathered where the Ganges and Yamuna Rivers meet, officials said.