Prominent Hindi writers such as Bharatendu Harishchandra described Urdu as “the language of dancing girls and prostitutes,” implying that its influence would lead Hindu youth astray. Allegorical ...

Masan ki Holi' begins after the aarti of Mahashmashan Nath at Harishchandra Ghat in Banaras. On the day of Masan Holi, saints and Shiva devotees play Holi with the ashes of pyres after worshiping ...