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Original Title:	A River Runs Again: India's Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka
ISBN:	1610395301 (ISBN13: 9781610395304)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Orion Book Award Nominee (2016)

A River Runs Again: India's Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka

Meera Subramanian

Hardcover | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 4.47 | 76 Users | 17 Reviews

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Title	:	A River Runs Again: India's Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka
Author	:	Meera Subramanian
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	August 25th 2015 by PublicAffairs (first published June 1st 2015)
Categories	:	Cultural. India. Nonfiction. Environment. Science

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India has endured a century of clouds heavy with acid rain, and rivers so thick with industrial effluent that they catch fire. Pollutants from toxic pesticides seep through the rich soils of rural Punjab, where a “Cancer Train” shuttles droves of farmers sick with chemical poisoning to oncology centers in foreign states. Sixty percent of the population lives without access to potable water. India’s ecosystem is on a precipice.

In Elemental India, Meera Subramanian explores this environmental catastrophe through the five elements that make the building blocks of life—earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Her journey through this country home to 17.5% of the world’s population, and over two thousand ethnic groups, is hopeful. She reveals the modest triumphs of ordinary men and women who struggle to preserve India’s crumbling environment. Kanhaiya has spent the twenty-five years in semi-arid Rajasthan, helping villagers revive rainwater-harvesting practices and resuscitate their land from pervasive drought; Vibhu was the first to notice a baffling and dramatic decline in India’s vulture population in the 1990s and has since devoted his life to rescuing the species from extinction; Pinki Kumari campaigns against over-population and poverty by teaching young adolescents the fundamentals of sexual health in Bihar, a region in the north of India with one of the nation’s highest fertility rates and a notorious reputation for violence.

In these stories, Subramanian looks for answers—for a country smothering under cloud of smog so vast that it is visible from outer space; for a country that is now the world’s clearest example of environmental catastrophe. Elemental India beautifully and memorably captures the conflict between humanity and its natural world.

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Excellent overview of the environmental problems facing India -- from water woes to disappearing vultures -- and of the good people working to counteract them. I especially enjoyed learning about what motivates the author's myriad sources to take action.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.The environmental damage to India as seen through the five elements of Hinduism is presented compassionately and clearly. This is an important read for anyone interested in the industrialization process and the damage that is passed down through the generations as a result. Although seemingly irreparable, there are rays of hope here and the realization that it starts with one person. Highly recommended.

KOBOBOOKSReviewed by Open Letters MonthlyEveryone in the world needs to read this book. Everyone in the world needs to read this book. Everyone in the world needs to read this book. Yes I put it 3 times because it's such an important book. It's a book that educates readers on India, on problems happening in India, on why those problems occur, how it got started, AND the biggest part, WHAT INDIA IS DOING TO RESOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS AND HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD SHOULD LEARN FROM IT.This book focuses on the Environment. It talks about the

Engagingly insightful and meticulously researched, A River Runs Again offers the reader an enlightening journey through India and its environmental issues. The author portrays a country with real opportunities to turn away from old responses and traditions in favor of better, more humane, more sustainable ones.Strongly recommended.

I was fortunate to meet the author of "A River Runs Again" in December 2015. Meera Subramanian was traveling with her parents, Ruth and Mani, to Cuba. My husband and I, also traveling to Cuba, were fortunate to share meals and walks with them while visiting Santiago de Cuba and Havana. Learning of Meera's recently published book, I pledged to purchase it when I returned home, and boy, am I glad I did. In her book, Meera demonstrates a powerful compassion and respect for the Indians who have

Meera's book does an excellent job of explaining why the problems that India faces need almost uniquely Indian solutions. One of the most illuminating insight that was offered in the book was "India is about 1/3rd the size of the United States and we're approaching a population size that is almost 3 times that size". Couple that with the fact that estimates put India peaking its population at about 1.6 billion by 2050 and that it is a democracy through and through - it leaves very little options