Mother Ganga: An Endangered River

The cultural signifiucnace and current ecological challenges related to the Ganga are described by ( A.K. Awasthi, 2011) in this article. 

According to Sri Ram Krishna, the renowned saint, “The Ganga River is believed to form a bridge between human and earth and the water flows as divinity” The first mention of Ganga comes in Rigveda. Krishna in Geeta identifies himself as Ganga and Valmiki is perhaps the first saint to sentimentalize “Mother, you girdle of earth and thereby lend it grace and beauty.” Sankaracharya considers Ganga as the chief of the all Gods and Goddesses and as the redeemer of the fallen; Swami Vivekananda said “Geeta and Ganga constitute the essence of Hinduism; one its history and other its practice”. Jawaharlal Nehru considered Ganga’s story as one of Indian civilization and culture and remarked “she has been a symbol o India’s age long culture and civilization, changing ever flowing and yet ever the same Ganga.” Please explore following link to read full article

http://www.focusglobalreporter.com/2011-08/page13.asp