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Maddy Crowell

Maddy Crowell is a freelance writer based in New York City. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, the Atlantic, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Point magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, and Slate, among others.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) celebrates his reelection. New Delhi, India. May 23, 2019. Xinhua Xinhua/eyevine/Redux

Election Season in Varanasi

June 10, 2019 | Reporting

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Like most Hindus who’ve been living in Varanasi their entire lives, fifty-three-year-old professor Vishwambhar Nath Mishra takes a dip, every day, in the holy Ganges River. At sunr [...]