In the Shifting Embrace of the Ganga – Arati Kumar-Rao
During monsoon season, Arati Kumar-Rao returns to visit the
ancient, deified Ganga—and the communities who live along her
shifting banks. There she witnesses both the life-giving
benevolence and devastating waywardness of the river.
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Visiting West Bengal during monsoon season, writer and photographer
Arati Kumar-Rao bears witness to all that is formed and all that is
destroyed in the swell and retreat of the Ganga. Struck by the
immense power of the ancient river—a deity alive and accessible,
benevolent and merciless—she wonders how human activity will
continue to both affect and be determined by the will of its
waters. As the Ganga transforms the lay of the land, shifting
modern-day political boundaries, agricultural settlements, and
historical constraints on its movement, Arati considers the
confluence of the sacred and the profane. Read the essay:
https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/in-the-shifting-embrace-of-the-ganga/
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Arati Kumar-Rao bears witness to all that is formed and all that is
destroyed in the swell and retreat of the Ganga. Struck by the
immense power of the ancient river—a deity alive and accessible,
benevolent and merciless—she wonders how human activity will
continue to both affect and be determined by the will of its
waters. As the Ganga transforms the lay of the land, shifting
modern-day political boundaries, agricultural settlements, and
historical constraints on its movement, Arati considers the
confluence of the sacred and the profane. Read the essay:
https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/in-the-shifting-embrace-of-the-ganga/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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