Sacred Shadows: Benares as a Stage of the Sacred in Poetic Cinema
**Benares**, the revered sacred city on the Ganges River (officially known…
Crossing the Invisible: Writers Exploring Spiritual India
India is not just a geographical land: it is a threshold. A crossroads where…
Pierre Loti in Benares: When Writing Becomes Contemplation
When speaking of India in 19th-century European literature, few authors embody…
From Mystic East to Modern Chaos: India Between Past Travelers and Today’s Bloggers
India, a land of contrasts, has long been a source of fascination for travelers…
Writing Colonial India: Between Reportage, Diary, and Propaganda
The advent of colonialism in India, starting from the late 16th century,…
Pierre Loti and India: The Poetic Diary of a Soulful Traveler
Pierre Loti, born as Louis Marie-Julien Viaud in 1850, was a renowned French…
Imagined and Real Journeys: How Writers Turn Travel into Storytelling
In the realm of literature, travel serves as a potent catalyst for…
Travel Literature: Narrating the Elsewhere between Memory, Dream, and Reality
Travel literature, a genre that chronicles the experiences and observations of…
India Then and Now: How the Journey to the Mystic East Has Changed
India Then and Now: How the Journey to the Mystic East Has Changed Over the…
Between the Lines of the World: Great Travel Writers and the Discovery of the Elsewhere
In the vast expanse of human history, travel has been a significant catalyst…