Nigamananda Saraswati
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1976 –
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Who is Nigamananda Saraswati?
Nigamanand Saraswati or Swami Nigamananda, often referred to as Ganga Putra Nigamananda, was a Hindu monk, who went on a hunger strike on February 19, 2011 to save the river Ganges from pollution caused by illegal mining in the river bed. He died on June 13, the 115th day of his fast.
The movement against mining in the river Ganges started in December 1997, and Nigamanand was a central figure of this movement.
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