Banaras Utsav

October 24 to 27

Keen to head out of the city? Plan a trip to the holy city of Varanasi, which will be hosting the first ever art and culture festival. Spread over three- and- a- half days, the festival will showcase the best of art, craft, literature, music, theatre, media and popular culture of Varanasi. Writers Amish Tripathi and Jerry Pinto, renowned image consultant Dilip Cherian, poet and lyricist Gulzar, and artist Jatin Das will be among those attending the utsav. At Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Sunbeam School Varuna and various city ghats. For more information, go to on. fb. me/ 1fWjtw7