Today Ganga Action Parivar hosted very special International Mother Earth Day Celebrations, inspired and led by H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan, Founder of Ganga Action Parivar. Pujya Swamiji inspired local schools and colleges to encourage each student to engage in green actions, such as planting and watering…
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You can Help Restore Hope Join us in giving disasters survivors the gift of a cow and restore hope to widows and families that have lost everything. In so doing, women in particular will be taught how to also earn a living from their new animals, such as how to…
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World Water Day was celebrated in a thoughtful and festive ceremony this March on the beautiful banks of the Ganga River. The celebrations, organized by Ganga Action Parivar and the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, were dedicated to the theme of saving energy to save water. Explained Pujya Swamiji, founder of…
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Over 200 students participated in helping to clean up Mother Ganga. These students also joined in a water ceremony pledging to uphold the sanctity of water.
In the wake of the recent tragedy, the lack of available medical professionals and healthcare facilities in the remote villages of Uttarakhand presented a major hurdle towards delivering life-saving treatment when needed the most. As a direct response, Project Give-Back, in partnership with Ganga Action Parivar, Project Hope and the…
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It was way back in 1986 that Rajiv Gandhi had launched the Ganga Action Plan. But years later, after much water (sewage) and money has flowed down the river, it is as bad as it could get. Why are we failing and what needs to be done differently to clean…
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Only 20 years ago, this was a 35-mile wide lake, surrounded by tourist bungalows, bathed in by flocks of peach flamingos. Now, the lake is gone. “We kept waiting for the water to return, but it never did.” Let us not think this is a single case. It is happening…
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According to experts, many of the lives lost due to last years tragedy could have been safeguarded, if only the right precautions had been taken to protect property, infrastructure, the environment and safety. Ganga Action Parivar feels that now is the time to act, so that future lives can be better…
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The world’s great rivers are defined by their most outstanding features: the Nile for its length and the landmarks of Egyptian civilization, the Amazon for the diverse rainforest it feeds and the Colorado for the Grand Canyon. But the Ganges River in India is instead defined by the religious devotion…
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By Sadhvi Bhagawati The rains began as we sang the Hanuman Chalisa. Typically if it’s raining prior to the aarti, we set up under the overhead awning. However, on the 16th June, the skies were clear in the afternoon after morning showers, and the rain resumed only once we had…
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