According to recent news , New Zealand has given 'People' status to its Places and Rivers. Maori's consider their rivers as their own manifestation (I am the river and river is me). The natural meaning of this is not hard to comprehend. Mankind always depended on rivers which is true even today. What has happened is that the rivers have been abused by humans, very much like the rest of the environment.
In India rivers are/were considered holy back to the days of our scriptures. We considered them holy but we did not take care of them. We have a great disconnect between our thinking and practice. India taking its cue from New Zealand has also acted on giving a more legal status to its rivers, Ganga & Jamuna for now. Can we recover our rivers ?
Also read here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39336284
In India rivers are/were considered holy back to the days of our scriptures. We considered them holy but we did not take care of them. We have a great disconnect between our thinking and practice. India taking its cue from New Zealand has also acted on giving a more legal status to its rivers, Ganga & Jamuna for now. Can we recover our rivers ?
Also read here:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-39336284
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