Union tourism minister writes on the occasion of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor’s inauguration
In his autobiography, My Experiments with Truth, Mahatma Gandhi recounts his visit to Kashi in 1916 and writes, “I went to the Kashi Vishwanath temple for darshan. I was deeply pained by what I saw there ... The approach was through a narrow and slippery lane. Quiet there was none. The swarming flies and the noise made by the shopkeepers and pilgrims were perfectly insufferable. Where one expected an atmosphere of meditation and communion, it was conspicuous by its absence.” The Mahatma’s observations were echoed by many in subsequent years as the city was subjected to neglect over a protracted period of time.
After 240 years of neglect
After 240 years of neglect