- Development Help - Crippled Sustainable Environment and
Society - Dramatic Reduction of Pulses, Oil Seed and Fish -
Farmers at Ambikapur, Kumar River - Demands of the Farmers Kumar
River, a mighty river that has been flowing since 200 B.C. is a
part of the Ganges river. This river reflects the history of the
lives of millions of farmers, potters, fishermen, country boat
builders, musicians, village poets etc. , people living simple
lives for thousands of years. Jasimuddin (1951) writes: The
Ganges, Jamuna, Padma (Ganges), Gorai, Dhalesshari, Meghna
rivers of Bengal have spread their silvery songs over the green
field as if some unknown musician has struck his fingers softly
over the silvery waves and "bhatiali" songs (boatman's songs)
play over the sky and air. It is astonishing to note that these
simple people cherished the type of universal humanity that has
become now rare all over the world. A snake charmer sings: "We
cook in one bank, We eat at another, We have no homes, The whole
world is our home, Al