Towards the within book

The title of Alvaro Enterria s book is very apt It is indeed A View of India From Within Alvaro has lived in Varanasi for many years founded his publishing house there and is educating his children in the city What better place could there be to view India from than Varanasi or Benares as it is also known For Varanasi is the heart of India the place which above all others embodies its ancient Hindu culture It is the only ancient city not just surviving today but surviving with its ancient culture still alive Cairo for instance survives Athens survives but where is ancient Greek or Egyptian culture Who could be a better guide for strangers to India s culture than Alvaro Born a Spaniard but dedicating his life to India to describe him as an ex patriate would be wholly inaccurate He is a citizen of two cultures Indian and European This gives him a deep understanding of the differences between the two cultures India From Within.