My Diary – Varanasi, 22nd Sep 2017

Yesterday, I visited Varanasi for the inauguration of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank. We are their complete digital core banking technology partner.

Few observations about Varanasi and around

  1. One of the oldest cities with a somewhat recorded history from 1100 BC
  2. Birthplace of the Indian scriptures
  3. Birthplace of Jainism and Buddhism
  4. Very talented craftsmanship
  5. Very old architecture of large temples
  6. It’s on the bank of the Ganga river with lots of water and fertile land for agriculture giving 3 crops per year.
  7. Even in the modern era, Banaras Hindu University and Allahabad University are much earlier universities in the State, including IIT Kanpur nearby.

This translates into the

  1. Rich intellectual capacity of the city
  2. Rich culture of learning as a society
  3. Rich natural resources

This combination is the ultimate recipe for a highly developed city as well as the ‘world’s greatest tourism spot’ in line with Paris or Rome.

My question to this group is – what is holding back this city of Varanasi to flower and fruition?

The purpose of this curious question is not to blame anyone but to try and understand the

  1. Elements of social and economic development
  2. Elements of individual and social thinking
  3. Role of vision vs. contentment
May 9, 2017

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