Secrets, Myths & History of India’s Lifelines – 10 Legendary Rivers That Shaped India’s Civilization
#riversofindia #indianhistory #ganga #yamuna #brahmaputra #saraswati #godavari #krishnariver #narmada #kaveri #indusriver #sutluj #hindumythology #indianculture #ancientindia #speechesnstories
Secrets, Myths & History of India’s Lifelines – 10 Legendary Rivers That Shaped India’s Civilization
#riversofindia #indianhistory #ganga #yamuna #brahmaputra #saraswati #godavari #krishnariver #narmada #kaveri #indusriver #sutluj #hindumythology #indianculture #ancientindia #speechesnstories
Solidarity to Medha Patkar & activists of the Save the Narmada Movement on fast in Madhya Pradesh, India. They demand that authorities must stop the Sardar Sarovar's water at 122 meters to prevent further damage. Despite 39 years of struggle, so many displaced people are still denied basic rights, land, compensation & fair rehabilitation. #Dam #Narmada #Rehabilitation #Displacement #India #MadhyaPradesh
Gujarat Floods: 'Victims of PM Modi’s Birthday Celebrations' Struggle to Regain Footing
People affected by the floods – in which the Gujarat government's decision to release dam water on the PM's birthday allegedly played a role – spoke of how the government did not help them rebuild their homes and how compensation has not been enough.
#gujarat #bharuch #narmada #NarendraModi #BJP #SardarSarovarDam #DisasterRelief #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/rights/gujarat-floods-modi-birthday-victims-struggle-life-back-on-track
Ahead of Modi’s birthday, Gujarat dam delayed water release – despite heavy rain and official alerts
The Narmada Control Authority alerted the Sardar Sarovar dam authorities. Yet, they did not open the spillway till the dam reached full capacity.
#gujarat #narmada #GujaratFloods #SardarSarovarDam #NarendraModi #BhupendraPatel #NarmadaRiver #GujaratGovt #BJP #india
"Such an important piece of work... a well-told narrative about why dams are so destructive... It is a brilliant graphic novel and should be essential reading for young people!" -- Marcy Newman
Get your copy of Orijit Sen's classic graphic novel River of Stories, on sale in our webstore through tomorrow
https://www.blaft.com/products/river-of-stories-25th-anniversary-edition
#graphicnovels #indiepublishing #protests #dams #water #adivasis #indianwriting #comics #narmada
ஹரிஷ் கல்யாண் திருமன ஆல்பம்… சிம்பு மிஸ்ஸிங்…
https://patrikai.com/harish-kalyan-narmada-udayakumar-marriage-album/ via @patrikaidotcom@twitter.com
#HarishKalyan #HarishKalyanWedding #Narmada #NarmadaUdayakumar @iamharishkalyan@twitter.com @thebindumadhavi@twitter.com @Actress_Indhuja@twitter.com @AthulyaOfficial@twitter.com @SilambarasanTR_@twitter.com
An account of the #Narmada Bachao Andolan’s activities, woven from the memories of two #Adivasi activists who were in the midst of it, all gives rich insights into the movement and gives voice to grassroot activists.
@kalpana1947@twitter.com on @OzaNandini@twitter.com's book
https://buff.ly/3bxPHC9
> In India over the last ten years the fight against the #SardarSarovar #Dam.. [is] far more than the fight for one river. . its strength as well as its weakness.. a debate that captured the popular imagination..raised the stakes and changed the complexion of the battle.. the very nature of our #democracy. Who owns this land? Who owns its rivers? Its forests? Its fish? These are huge questions..
https://ecologise.in/2016/08/25/flashback-arundhati-roys-landmark-essay-on-the-narmada-resistance/
#ArundhatiRoy
#Narmada #NarmadaValley #dams
> ... on some level, all bureaucracies work on this principle: once you introduce formal measures of success, “reality”—for the organization—becomes that which exists on paper, and the human reality that lies behind it is a secondary consideration at best.
--- #DavidGraeber sounding like #NeilPostman on how bureaucracies are designed to disregard information. That's how big #dams can be built.
https://signalsinthefog.wordpress.com/2000/11/11/peoples-knowledge-in-the-paperless-society/
#Aravinda #India #Narmada #richguy #bureaucrat
“Movements are not like governments that come and go”: 34 years of the Narmada protests.
An old article published on @thecaravanindia
https://caravanmagazine.in/amp/communities/narmada-bacaho-andolan-sardar-sarovar-dam
Narmada Bachao Andolan back on indefinite protest. For a second time in just over two months, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and many persons affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam have launched an indefinite protest demanding relief.
The Dudhi river, as it flows out of the Satpura National Park, flowing North to meet the Narmada at Pansi.
