Prof. Deepti Ganapathy, Management Communications area, on why young Indians are increasingly drawn to this centuries-old pilgrimage Setting out on the Char Dham Yatra in May 2025 was an interesting quest of genuine spiritual progress, inner peace, detachment, compassion, and realization. This organized sacred Hindu pilgrimage circuit in the Uttarakhand Himalayas comprises four holy sites, the Dev Bhoomi or “Land of God”: Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath, that pilgrims visit to seek salvation (moksha) and wash away their sins. The questions that arise are: do these pillars encompass genuine spiritual…
