History of Ganga River The Ganges is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent‚ flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh. The 2‚510 km (1‚560 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state of India‚ and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal. It has long been considered a holy river by Hindus and worshiped as the goddess Ganga in Hinduism. It has also been important historically: many former provincial or imperial capitals
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Additional Research: Ganges River Omo Tribe Ganges River In Hindu culture‚ there are many famous rivers that we hold dear because of their spiritual significance. Ganga is one of them. Let’s take a closer look at where this great river starts from. It all begins at the Gangotri Glacier‚ a huge area of ice (five by fifteen miles)‚ at the foothills of the Himalayas (13‚000 ft) in northern Uttar Pradesh. This glacier is the source of the river Bhagirathi‚ which joins with the river Alaknanda to
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Early years Born in 1944‚ Manya Surve moved to Mumbai with his mother and stepfather. He was a B. A. graduate from Kirti College and formed a gang of students during his years there‚ due to the influence of his stepbrother Bhargav Dada. Bhargav was a feared thug from Agar Bazar in Dadar. He also won "Mumbai Shri" title in body building. In 1969‚ Surve was involved in the murder of a man named Dandekar‚ with him and an associate‚ Manya Podhkar. The trio were soon arrested by Police Inspector E.S
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Ram Manohar Lohia‚ (born March 23‚ 1910‚ Akbarpur‚ India—died October 12‚ 1967‚ New Delhi)‚ Indian politician and activist who was a prominent figure in socialist politics and in the movement toward Indian independence. Much of his career was devoted to combating injustice through the development of a distinctly Indian version of socialism. Lohia was born to a family of merchants. Following the death of his mother when he was two‚ he was raised primarily by his grandparents‚ although his father’s
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Submitted by: Mr. Amphaivanh KEOMANIVONH World Cultures Ganges and Yangtze Rivers According to what I have seen in the documentaries of the Ganges and the Yangtze Rivers‚ I realize how these two rivers have had great impacts to its people. In fact‚ rivers have been considered being the most important natural resources for people and all living things from the past until now. The Ganges River in India is the most sacred river of the Hindus‚ flows from the southern parts of Himalayas
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water supply of Ganges is schrinking and the river is going to dry out in the future‚ because the meltwater from the mountains is gone in 20 years and then there is no water anymore from glaciers. So in 20 years the river probably is a dry river. If the temperature is rising ‚the snow is melting of the Himalayan glaciers and an effect is that the melting water comes down into the river which causes heavely floodings. There are more and heavier erratic rainfalls in the Ganges in the monsoon
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The Ganges[4] (English pron.: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez) or Ganga (Hindi: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen)‚ Sanskrit: गङ्गा‚ Hindi: गंगा‚ Bengali: গঙ্গা)‚ is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2‚525 km (1‚569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand‚[4] and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh‚ where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water
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* Flooding in the Ganges basin - human factors Deforestation in many parts of the river basin‚ e.g. Nepal‚ Bhutan and Northern India. This is a result of population growth (more wood is needed for cooking and heating. Also more forests are cleared for farm land). This has led to increased flooding. This is a result of: * More erosion of soil as roots no longer hold soil together * Less take-up of water by plant roots * Less interception of rain fall by vegetation cover Positive
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My Trip on the Ganges River Dear Paul‚ About 2 weeks ago I went on an exciting trip along the Ganges River. In this letter I’ll tell you all about it. It turns out that the Ganges has its beginning in an ice cave 10‚300 feet above sea level in the snow-covered Himalayan Mountains of northern India. From there‚ the river flows towards the southeast and goes through East Pakistan‚ for about 1‚557 miles. Ganges River then empties into the Bay of Bengal. Several tributary rivers‚ including the Jumna
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EFFECT OF GANGES WATER SHARING TREATY ON BANGLADESH ECONOMY AND REGIONAL RELATIONSHIP Introduction 1. The Ganges water sharing problem is not only the longest standing source of dispute between Bangladesh and India but also by now one of the most elaborately studied subjects in inter state relations in South Asia. The flow of the Ganges water stands 7000 waters above the sea level at its points of origin in Nepal and traverse for about 2550 kms through Nepal‚ India and Bangladesh before falling
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