River Ganges at Gangotri

Ganges is one of the main rivers of India and the largest in northern India. In India, specially the Hindu people consider the river as an embodiment of sacredness.[1] Numerous books in English and other Indian languages have been written on the river which deal with its religious, geographical and other aspects.

The river was mentioned in oldest Hindu scripture Rig Veda. In the verse of Rig Veda, it was said– "your ancient home, your auspicious friendship, O Heroes, your wealth is on the banks of the Jahnavi"[2]

This article contains a list of the books where the river Ganges has been the primary topic of discussion.

Books

A–M

Book Author/Editor Publisher ISBN
A Ganges of the Mind: A Journey on the River of Dreams Steven G. Darian Ratna Sagar ISBN 978-81-7070-033-3
A Picturesque Tour Along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India ... Lieut. colon Forrest Ackermann
Along the Ganges Ilija Trojanow Haus Pub. ISBN 978-1-906598-91-4
A Walk Along The Ganges Dennison Berwick Dennison Berwick ISBN 978-0-7137-1968-0
An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches Francis Hamilton Printed for A. Constable and company
Bend in the Ganges Monohar Malgonkar Ind-Us
Cooking Along the Ganges: The Vegetarian Heritage of India Malvi Doshi iUniverse ISBN 978-1-4759-0308-9
Daughter of the Ganges: The Story of One Girl's Adoption and Her Return Journey to India Asha Miro Simon and Schuster ISBN 978-1-4165-2494-6
From the Ganges to the Snake River Debu Majumdar Caxton Press ISBN 978-0-87004-397-0
Ganga Julian Crandall Hollick Random House India, 2007 ISBN 978-8-18400-003-0
Ganga: A Journey Down the Ganges River Julian Crandall Hollick Island Press, 2008 ISBN 978-1-59726-386-3
Ganges Authors: Jon Nicholson, Ian Gray, Sharmila Choudhury
Coauthors: Tom Hugh-Jones, Dan Rees		 BBC Books
Ganges Boy Archana Prasanna Morgan James Publishing ISBN 978-1-938467-38-7
Ganges Canal: A Disquisition on the Heads of the Ganges and Jumna Canals, North-western Provinces, in Reply to Strictures by Major-General Sir Arthur Cotton Sir Proby Thomas Cautley Private circulation
Ganges River Dolphins Kristin Petrie ABDO ISBN 978-1-59928-039-4
Life by the Ganges: or, Faith and victory Hannah Catherine Mullens Presbyterian publication committee
Living on the Ganges River Louise A. Spilsbury and Richard Spilsbury Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN 978-1-4109-2820-7

N–Z

Book Author/Editor Publisher ISBN
Pilgrimage: From the Ganges to Graceland : An Encyclopedia Linda Kay Davidson and David Martin Gitlitz ABC-CLIO ISBN 978-1-57607-004-8
Settlements Of The Ganges River Richard Spilsbury Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN 978-1-4034-6526-9
Swallowing the River Ganges: A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification Matthew Flickstein Wisdom Publications ISBN 978-0-86171-776-7
The call of the Ganges Somadatta Bakhorī Vikas ISBN 978-0-7069-0724-7
The Ganges Rob Bowden Heinemann-Raintree Library ISBN 978-0-7398-6070-0
The Ganges David Cumming World Almanac Library ISBN 978-0-8368-5450-3
The Ganges Gina Douglas Rcl Benziger ISBN 978-0-382-06205-6
The Ganges Raghubir Singh Thames & Hudson ISBN 978-0-500-28410-0
The Ganges: A Personal Encounter Edward Rice Four Winds ISBN 978-0-590-07240-3
The Ganges and the Seine: Scenes on the Banks of Both Sidney Laman Blanchard Chapman and Hall
The Ganges Delta and its people David Cumming Thomson Learning ISBN 978-1-56847-168-6
The Ganges: India's Sacred River Molly Aloin Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN 978-0-7787-7466-2
The Ganges In Myth And History Steven G. Darian Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-1757-9
The Ganges Water Diversion: Environmental Effects and Implications Ema. Manirula Kādera Mirjā, M. Monirul Qader Mirza Springer ISBN 978-1-4020-2480-1
Where flows the Ganges: the story of John Samuel Whipple, missionary to India Juanita Owen Lakeland Color Press

See also

References

  1. ^ "River Ganges". About.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Sources of Ganges". Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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