Arjun Banerjee

About Arjun

Arjun Banerjee is a Kolkata-based writer and amateur historian whose work follows India's pilgrimage circuits, from the Char Dham to the lesser-known Shakti Peethas of the east. Over the last decade his essays on temple towns, pilgrim economies and devotional music have appeared in Outlook Traveller, NatGeo Traveller India and The Hindu, often paired with archival research from regional libraries. Trained originally as a literature scholar, he treats each pilgrimage route as a living text, paying close attention to language, ritual and the quiet labour of priests and boatmen. Arjun also leads slow heritage walks through North Kolkata's old quarters and mentors younger writers interested in long-form travel reportage.