Kavita Arya is an Assistant Professor of English at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi and previously taught at Arya Mahila PG College of Banaras Hindu University for over eight years. She earned her PhD focusing on the novels of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison and has published two books alongside numerous poems, stories, and research papers. Born and raised in Varanasi, her academic interests encompass environmental issues, feminism, American literature, and feminist writing in the Indian subcontinent.
This book explores the ghats situated on the banks of the Ganga in Varanasi. It examines how these structures, defined as steps and adjacent areas leading to and from the riverf...