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'Puzha
Malayalam' - the book will be released on the 5th of June
2010 in Thunjan Parambu in Kerala, India. The day
being internationally celebrated as World Environment day,
we are urging friends, colleagues and partners all around
the world to spread the message of the need to preserve
rivers by participating in simultaneous launch of the book.
To garner support for the book, we are planning simultaneous
release of the book in different parts of the
world. We have received interest for book release from
volunteers who are passionate about rivers from countries
as varied as Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UK,
France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Argentina, China, Spain,
Italy, Norway, South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Ireland, USA, Canada and
Australia to name a few.
In Kerala, the book will be simultaneously released in areas
falling under the spread of 44 river basins, which
basically constitutes most part of Kerala. One will witness
book releases by NGOs, Companies as part of the CSR
initiatives, by passionate individuals to name a few.
Many cities, towns and villages in India will also witness
the launch of the book. Some of the confirmed venues so far
include New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, Bangalore,
Bhuvaneswar, Siliguri, Kaza, Trivandrum, Cochin, Calicut,
Jaipur, Shillong, Gangtok, Kundapur, Mangalore, Thrissur to
name a few.
If you are interested in launching the book release in your
location simultaneously on the 5th of June 2010, please
get in touch with us over
email.
Why should I release a book which is not even in my
language?
This is probably the first and foremost question that
might have come into your mind while reading the above para.
Yes, that is the core thing! Preservation of the rivers have
become a universal need. Saving a sadly depleted river
is no longer a small issue in a tiny part of Kerala, neither
is it just an issue in a mountain region in the suburbs of
Kathmandu. Neither is this just a small issue on the banks
of Danube in Europe. Rivers are to be protected,
preserved for the coming generations. This message has to
reach out to millions. This exactly is the reason why
we are urging volunteers in different parts of the world to
launch the book, irrespective of the language barrier.
Rivers have no barriers. Issues we are facing are the same,
just severity of dynamics sometimes varies from one
local situation to another. Else, it's all the same.
We believe such a campaign will trigger interest in locals
in different parts of the world to be part of a global
movement and prompt them to start looking into their own
backyards. We urge you to join us in this campaign.
After the 05 June 2010 launch in Malayalam language, the
book will be translated in various languages including many
Indian languages and English. Dates of these will be made
available on this site as soon as we finalise our plans.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to
write to us.
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