By Liz Kimbrough, Mongabay.com 24th July, 2014 “In Africa, you can come across Kaya forests of coastal Kenya, customary forests in Uganda, sacred forest groves in Benin, dragon forests in The Gambia or church forests in Ethiopia…You can also come across similar forest patches in South and Southeast Asia including…
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Tiwari, M. “Ganga Ties Hindus, Muslims.” The Times of India. 19 January 2011. Ganga ties Hindus, Muslim By Mrigank Tiwari, TNN January 19, 2011 ALLAHABAD: Cutting across narrow divisions of religion and community, Ganga, which is considered to be a sacred river among the Hindus, also commands respect from Muslims,…
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Kalsi, J. “Rhythms of a river.” Gulf News. 7 October 2011. Rhythms of a river By Jyoti Kalsi, Gulf News, Dubai October 7, 2011 A Dubai show captures the many melodies that blossomed along the banks of the Ganges and drew inspiration from it. The Ganges is revered in India…
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Jagannath Pandit. “Ganga Lahiri.” Click here to read this poem composed expressing the glory of Ganga by this court poet of the Emperor Shah Jahan. Genre: Spirituality & Culture ArticlesSubjects: Spirituality & Culture
Friedman, L. “A Sherpa’s View of the Melting of the Himalayan Glaciers.” The New York Times. 22 September 2011. A Sherpa’s View of the Melting of the Himalayan Glaciers By Lisa Friedman September 22, 2011 NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal — By this time next month, Kancha Sherpa will, once again, become…
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Waste and art – expression beyond mindless frill The Times of India September 21, 2011 Piling heaps of waste and concern for a clean environment have given birth to a strange synergy between natural landscape, ecology, waste and art. Young Indian artists are stretching their creative frontiers to prove art…
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Medley of Indian classical dances as ode to rivers The Times of India September 23, 2011 A medley of classical dance genres drawn from seven forms — Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam and Kathakali — will capture here the essence of the Indian classical rhythm as an ode to…
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Click here to read local oral testimonies of people and agriculture. Genre: Agriculture Articles, Spirituality & Culture Articles, Tehri Articles, Testimonials & Stories of Ganga ArticlesSubjects: Agriculture, Spirituality & Culture, Tehri, Testimonials & Stories of Ganga