Before the River Grows Thin

A poem dedicated to letting the planet’s big and small bodies of water live

Before the River Grows Thin

Devprayag in Uttarakhand is the confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers. It is the starting point of the Ganga.Photo: iStock

Surendran T T

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14 Feb 2026, 5:37 am

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