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Significance of Divine River Ganga

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Like all other rivers of India, Ganga is not only river but it is Divine River and more popularly known as ‘Mother Ganga’ or ‘Ganga Maiya.’ And, it is truly presented in the book “Ganga a Divinity in Flow” authored by well known writer Mr. Vijay Singal. In his book, Mr. Singal says “Ganga is divinity in flow, personification of piousness, symbol of life and emancipator of mankind. Though related to the great gods of Hindu Trinity in one way or the other, Ganga is considered as a goddess in her own right.”

Likewise, the Ganga River has been worshiped throughout the civilization; many of the civilizations and various cultures evolved along the Ganga River. Surprisingly, the people who live far from the Ganga River, they keep the water of Ganga River with safety nearby the temples and other worship place in their house; the purpose of keeping ‘Ganga Jal‘ (water of Ganga River) is to use while worshiping and in other sort of religious work.

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A Journey of Ganga River

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Right from the civilization, it is quite interesting to make journey of divine river Ganga; starting from the ‘Gangotri,’ the origination point of Ganga in Uttarakhand state of India to the Bay of Bengal. Besides, there are lots of popular and spiritual places including Rishikesh, Haridwar, Varanasi etc. where people not only from India but also from all over the world come to take a holy bath in the divine river and worship in temples constructed on the River bank.

However, it is very difficult for many people to make the journey of divine River Ganga; therefore, the people who are not able to make the journey of Ganga River, for them the book “Ganga a Divinity in Flow” is very interesting to know about Ganga River. Not only this, even the people who have already visited all these places situated on the bank of Ganga River can memorize their journey and also can know much more about the Ganga River after reading this book.

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The Ganga: A Tale of Devine River

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The book “Ganga a Divinity in Flow” is the story of River Ganga, which has been elaborately explained and beautifully authored by Mr. Vijay Singal. Already authored some of the nationally famed books, Mr. Singal is well known writer who generally write over the real life and nature. He has great interest and experience of writing over such kind of topic. And, the book ‘Ganga a Divinity in Flow’ is superb example of his writing.

In addition, Mr. Atul Bhardwaj, a well known journalist and photographer has captured the hundreds of photographs of the divine River Ganga along with natural landscapes and human lives. Both the fellows united to capture and present the nature’s story to the world. The book memorizes the story of the past and also tells the present condition of River Ganga. Interestingly, the book is a personal intimate journey that every Indian can recall the past and also make learn the past times from the Rig Veda to the times when assorted musical tunes ring in the numerous mobiles on her banks. The book let you know, how the River Ganga shape up the history of Indian civilization. The book is true representation of historical Indian civilizations (of various periods) and cultural mosaic (of different civilizations).  

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