Narmada Ghati Navnirman Samiti (NGNS), Indore, Madhya Pradesh (M.P.).
Senior Gandhian and founding member of the NGNS in M.P., Prabhakarji talks in detail about the formation of NGNS, the people’s organisation that emerged in the early 1980s comprehensively questioning the large dams on the River Narmada.
He talks about the active members of NGNS like Shri Kashinathji Trivedi, the Narmada parikrama (circumambulation) in the submergence villages on the banks of Narmada on the issue of dams, the spread of NGNS to Indira Sagar Dam area, and the challenges faced by NGNS. Prabhakarji’s interview helps us understand the emergence of the early resistance against big dams on the River Narmada in M.P., its important players and activities at the time.
This interview is important to understand the subsequent emergence of the Narmada Bachao Andolan.
Interview Duration:
0:32: 12
Language:
Audio in Hindi, Subtitles in English
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