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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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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Poly bags seem like such harmless, necessary things. Yet, in the scope of history, they really haven’t come into common use until just recently. Sadly, no poly bag is fully bio-degradable. Burning them can cause serious harm to the lungs. Those simply thrown into the streets in India are often…
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The auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami had brought to the Kumbh two days of heavy rains and thunderstorms. Many living in tents that were not waterproof slept in whatever piece of dry shelter they could find—some wrapped up in plastic from posters that had torn down while others in sheets…
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Just as the first rains of the spring washes away that which is old and makes way for the new, so too at this time of Basant Panchami we celebrate and honour the people, places, circumstances and things that wash away the old—all that no longer serves us and sustains…
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