Arati at Dashashwamedh Ghat

Nov 15, 2018, Varanasi, the world’s oldest living city

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 48 Varanasi. Arguably the world’s oldest living city. It is believed that it has...
The main attraction of Sitamarhi

Nov 12, 2018, From Swami to crass consumer

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 47 I had slept in a temple in the night, with Lord Shiva as...
Was offered this cottage to sleep in

Nov 11, 2018, Salaam Maharaj

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 46 Morning today happened at night, much like every other morning on this expedition...
The felicitation was humbling

Nov 10, 2018, Adieu Sangam

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 45 After spending three wonderful days at Allahabad visiting the some of the sights...

Nov 09, 2018, Questions and doubts

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 44 While updating the log sheet this morning, I came to an epiphany moment...
Gokuna Ghat my destination for the day

Nov 07, 2018, Happy Diwali

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 43 Today was Diwali, the festival of lights. This was the day of the...
The naga sadhu I stayed with

Nov 06, 2018, Fighting the elements

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 42 Apparently I had taken up the sleeping space of one of the calfs...
I was lucky to film these gorgeous animals

Nov 05, 2018, Onward and forward

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 41 Ever since I started designing this expedition, I had wanted to sleep in...
Memorial Church Kanpur

Nov 04, 2018, Camping out

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 40 The day started from Satichaura Ghat otherwise known as Massacre Ghat. This was...

Nov 03, 2018, Driving around Cawnpore

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 39 I have never been to Kanpur and it was nice to be here...
Lugging the boat, thankfully without quicksand underfoot

Nov 02, 2018, On to Kanpur, the first major city

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 38 Sleep was intermittent. Not because of where I was, or because of the...
Another sadhu at Mehandipur

Nov 01, 2018, Almost into the sludge

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 37 Today started almost at 6 o'clock and like yesterday, I had pretty much...
Met up locals and got invited to the village

Oct 31, 2018, Visiting historic Kannauj

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 36 There was no way I could refuse the offer of being guided around...

Oct 30, 2018, Remembering Willie Nelson

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 35 Willie Nelson sang “Back on the road again”. And I want to sing...

Testing the Ganges waters

Slow Boat Down the Ganges Update 34 A SLOW BOAT DOWN THE GANGES is about raising awareness about pollution in...

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