Bishwanath Ghosh is a Probasi Bengali, born and brought up in Kanpur. (Rahul Owasthy, my branch-mate from BHU Mechanical is originally from Kanpur, but spent his school-going years in Durgapur, where his father worked at the steel plant. Curiously, Rahul was referred to as ‘Bengalee’ during college-time). As a child, Bishwanath used to visit his…
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Bishwanath Ghosh’s AIMLESS in BANARAS – Being in Kashi is the Aim in itself!
Ten years have passed since I last visited Banaras , but on every Tuesday I find myself reciting Hanuman Chalisa at Sankat Mochan, while every other evening is spent walking along the Assi Ghat. Everytime I eat chaat, it gets compared with Kashi Chaat Bhandar’s offerings. No glass of lassi has ever tasted as sumptuous…
Bishwanath Ghosh’s CHAI CHAI: Travels in Places where you Stop but Never get-off
Writing is just an alibis. Bishwanath Ghosh is saddled with unquenchable wanderlust , and has immense need for bar-hopping . His whiskeys might be cheap, but drinking is the most hallowed activity of his day .Cigarettes are his most reliable companions and every moment of void or reflection gets filled with smoke. His materials…