पतितपावनी गंगा: Holy Ganga

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Publisher: Bharatiya Vidhya Mandir Shodh Pratishthan, Bikaner
Author : Amba Shankar Nagar
Language: English and Hindi
Pages: 379
Cover: HARDCOVER
Dimension : 9x6 inch
Weight 536 gm
Edition: 2018
ISBN: 9788189302627

About The Book

Ganga is held by Indians as a sanctifying river goddess. She is revered as holy mother, granting emancipation from the worldly weals and woes. Apart from the fascinating lores written in the Puranas about Ganga, she has always been looked upon as an epitome of Indian culture, as great cultural traditions flourished on her banks. Many saints and poets have paid high tributes to Ganga in their poems which are essentially in the form of prayers, psalms of eulogies. She has penetrated very depth of Indian psyche.

Dr. Ambashankar Nagar has culled the essential features from several puranic episodes and has presented a well-knit integrated homogeneous story flowing from the ancient past to modern times. Though steeped in tradition it is modern to the core. He has highlighted three important aspects of Ganga as a river, as a woman, and as Indian culture as well. She is a well wisher of mankind bestowing peace and prosperity.

Ganga is described in the Puranas as supreme consciousness or Brahma flowing perennially as a celestial river. Her descent has made the earth verdure, bountiful and prosperous. Since times immemorial Indian Culture has been flourishing on her Banks. She has become its custodian and purveyor of moral, spiritual and human values, so dear to her heart.

Dr. Nagar has woven well the Puranic episodes in "Holy Ganga" He has used ancient myths and interpreted them in modern context and relevance. This is the mark of originality of the poet. He has brought to the fore many of the predicaments of the age and tided over them by profound human understanding. He has conveyed his thoughts and reflections through beautiful images, symbols and dramatic dialogues. He has opted for eight lines stanzas with lyrical rhythm, maintaining lucid and gentle flow by using simple and picturesque language. This makes the poem highly communicable. He gives a clarion call of resurgent India. I am confident the book will find a distinctive place among modern epic poems.