Dia Mirza Instagram – India is a blessed land. Fertile soils. Warm climate. Productive seas. Living rivers. We are the children of the Ganga, and our civilisation is a result of plenty of such mighty rivers such as the Indus, Narmada, Chambal, Kaveri, Krishna, and Godavari… they are too numerous to list… and how can we forget the Brahmaputra, the only ‘male’ river in India. Together these rivers and the glaciers and forests where they originate have fed and nurtured our people. Is desh ke vasi yugon se yehi mante gaye hain, ki Jungle Nadi Ki Maa hain. That is why we worship nature and that is why we respect all living creatures as our annadatas… our brothers and sisters. Let me put it this way… India is a beautiful country fed by nature AND by her rivers… rivers that are our providers. As a civilisation through the ages we have learned how to nurture and turn the magic of nature into sustenance for us and our children. We all know the value of water. There can be no life, no health therefore no prosperity without potable drinking water. All those deprived of access to clean drinking water, especially women and children that walk miles to access water deserve a commitment on our part to ensure they have access to potable water, that we will not axe down the very forests that are the birthing grounds of our rivers, that we will not contaminate, pollute and wage war against our LIFE BLOOD our rivers. That we will stand united to secure our forests because without our forests we have nothing. #BetterWithForests #SDGs #CleanAir #ClimateAction #ActNow Dress @urvashijoneja Photography @rohanshrestha Hair @francovallelonga Styling @shahriyar_adil & @mitalig_ Cover and inside story @reverie.india