Swami Shivanand Breaks 36-day Fast for the Ganges

Swami Shivanand of the Matri Sadan ashram in Haridwar, India, breaks a 36-day fast to protect the Ganges River.

Details to come. I first wrote about Shivanand and his band of dedicated and embattled saints last December for National Geographic ( http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.c... ) and the New York Times ( http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/201... — http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/201... ).

Shivanand is fearless, and says he’s not afraid of death. Just the same, I am very glad he’s alive.