Mellah Essaouira

A mellah  is a walled Jewish quarter of a city in Morocco,  analogous to the European ghetto.  Jewish population were confined to mellahs in Morocco beginning from the 15th century and especially since the early 19th century. It first was seen as a privilege and a...

Manikarnika Cremation Ghat

The traditional Hindu practice of cremating bodies assumes a greater level of finality and reverence in Varanasi than perhaps anywhere else in India.  Recognised as the ‘city of Shiva’  the whole city is spiritually considered a ‘cremation area’ though in practice...