Inthisthree-partseriesforBBCOne,SuewillexplorethelivesofthepeoplelivingclosetheriverandthechallengesfacingIndiaasittransformsintoonetheworldsgreateconomicpowers.TheGangesisthestoryofmodernIndiainonespectacularriver.SuePerkinsfollowsherjourneysuptheMekongandthroughKolkatawithanepictravelseriesdownthelengthoftheGanges,whichisworshippedbyHindusasalivingGoddess.Suewilltravelfromthesacredsourceoftheriver,highintheHimalayas,throughtheindustrialandagriculturalheartlandsoftheGangeticPlainandtheancientcityofVaranasi,tothevastdeltaontheBayofBengal.ShewilljoinpilgrimsseekingtowashcleanthesinsofalifetimeattheGangessource;workalongsidefishermenandfarmersintheSunderbarns,whosharetheirforestswithman-eatingtigers;andjoinsomeofthethousandsofyoungwomenleavingruralvillagesandmovingtothecitiestofindworkandfreedom.Suesays:「IvetravelledthelengthoftheGanges,fromtheoxygen-starvedpeaksoftheHimalayastothevastdeltainWestBengal,meetingahugearrayofcharactersontheway.Expectcowsonbridges,IndiasMostEnergeticMonk,andme,inadress.Icantwaitforyoutoseeit.」如果您喜歡茶杯狐 cupfox(m.masmodo.com)分享的《與蘇·帕金斯一起暢游恒河》,別忘了推薦給你的好友!
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