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Narmada River Summary
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Narmada (or Narbada, sometimes Nerbudda) River, 1,290 kilometers long, was mentioned by Ptolemy as the Namados. Ancient Sanskrit names for the river included Reva, Samodbhava, and Mekalasuta. Traditionally, the Narmada River formed the boundary between...
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Narmada River
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River, central India. Rising in Madhya Pradesh state, it is 801 mi (1,289 km) long. It flows west into the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) and forms the traditional boundary between Hindustan and the Deccan. Called Namade by the Greek geographer Ptolemy in...
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Narmadā : Hindu Terms
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(vern. Nerbudda) after perhaps the most sacred Indian river. It is cherished for its pebbles which are naturally shaped so that they resemble the abstract, aniconic form of Śiva known as svayambhū, representing the unknowable Absolute which...
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Narmada River Information
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The Narmada (Gujarati: નર્મદા Devanagri: नर्मदा or Nerbudda (Narbada)) is a river in central India in Indian subcontinent. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India, and is a total of 1,289 km (801 mi)...


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VALLEY OF THE DAMMED.(Narmada River)
06/22/2001: 1,463 words, approx. 5 pages
Despite resettlement failures, local protests and abandonment by international partners, India continues its massive projects to dam the Narmada River In a ruling that Patrick McCully of the International Rivers Network (IRN) calls "utterly illogical and an insult to democracy and justice,"...
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National Catholic Reporter
Holy waters: a trip up the Narmada River.(Cover Story)
04/16/2004: 1,950 words, approx. 7 pages
The gods of India are drawn to her rivers. It is said that the waters of the Ganges spring forth from the footprint of the god Vishnu, who once crossed the earth in a single stride, and that Siva, creator and destroyer of...
 


 

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