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Sunday, July 18, 1999
Varanasi priest named one of `seven heroes of the planet'
Washington, July 17: The "Time" magazine has named Veer Bhadra Mishra, a revered priest at a Varanasi temple and also a hydraulics engineer and activist, as one of its "seven heroes for the planet" for his herculean efforts to save the Ganga river from pollution.Mishra is recognised not only as a holy man but also as a world class civil engineer who heads a university civil engineering department, the magazine says in its latest issue."He was moved to launch a vigorous campaign, unable to bear the sight of corpses and filth floating on his beloved mother, Ganga," it said. He told "Time" that he was motiated by "respect and love for the mother".Mishra, 59, did not know whether he will succeed in his campaign but waged tireless campaign in the hope that one day people will share his respect for the river not only outwardly but from their hearts and in their actions, the Time magazine said. Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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