Exhibitions
Gangajal Nature Foundation has given importance and presented photography exhibition on this subject. The photography has been done from the Gomukh Gangotri, Himalaya to Gangasagar, Bay of bangal by travelling 2500 km from year 2001 to 2006. This exhibition resembles the culture, and its day by day increasing pollution titled as GANGAJAL.
Our strong aim behind this is to spread awareness and message in people about our nature conservation, culture preservation and national unity.
Gangajal Nature Foundation has given importance to this problem. And as a small contribution towards Ganga Cleanup Activity, Photography Exhibition on this subject is prepared. This photography has been done from the Gomukh Gangotri, to Gangasagar during year 2001-2006.
Till date, we have exhibited following eleven exhibitions.
11. Village Murebe, Palghar Dist- Thane
13th April 2008
Gangajal Nature Foundation, for the first time, arranged Free Eye checkup & surgery medical camp. The idea behind organizing such camp was to help numorous people who need eye checkup and care but are ignorant because of financial or likewise reasons. We have always tried to clear peoples' vision to see the pollution and act against it. It was more of physical eye checkup and surgery camp.
10. Rachana Sansad, Prabhadevi, Mumbai
30th March 2008
The prize distribution ceremony of National Documentory and Photography Competition organized on the occasion of World Water Year 2007 received overwhelming support by large number of environment aware citizens and our respected guests on 30th March 2008 at Rachana Sansad, Prabhadevi, Mumbai.
Our chief guests for this spectacular event were :
- Dr. Premanand Ramani (International Neuro Spinal Surgeon )
- Dr. Goldin Quadros (Education Officer W.W.F.)
- Shri. Avinash Kubal (Dy. Director, Maharshtra Nature Park)
- Shri. Kaka Hardas (Nature Photographer & Social Worker, Kalyan)
The Winners of the Documentary Competition :
- Consolation Prize Mr. Nikhil Bhopale, Jal-Sa, Panvel, Maharashtra
- Consolation Prize Mr. Santosh Deodhar, Construction Water, Mulund, Mumbai
- Consolation Prize Mr. Swapnil Chaskar, Prawah, Dombivali, Maharashtra
- Consolation Prize Mr. Dayanand Kudari, 2025, Pune
The Winners of the Photography Competition :
- 1st Prize : Caption: "Quenching Thirst" by Mr. Abhijit Bhattacharya, Kolkata, West Bengal
- 2nd Prize: Caption: "The Thirsty" by Mr. Ramesh Pednekar, Mumbai
- 3rd Prize: Caption: "Livelihood" by Mr. Partha Saarthi Bose, Kolkata, West Bengal
- 4th Prize: Caption: "Useful of Leakage" by Mr. Milind Kadam, Ambarnath, Maharashtra
9. Nagindas Khandelwal College, Malad (west), Mumbai
24th and 25th January 2008
Exhibition Organized by Giography Division, Nagindas Khandelwal College, Malad (west), Mumbai. Inaugurated by Mr. Avinashbhai Parekh (Joint Secretory, Malad and Kandivali Education Society), Principal Mrs. N.C. Jose and
Vice Principal Mr. V.G. Varadkar.
8. Panvel
20th January 2008
Organized by : Lapracy Control Comittee Friends Gathering at Nere Village, Panvel
7. Grant Medical College, Mumbai
From 29th September 2007
Inaugurated by : Dy. Dean Dr. Sarode, Shri Dhanraj Vanjari ACP Mumbai police.
6. Everest Hall, Dombivali
From 5th to 10th June 2007
Inaugurated by : Shri. Abasaheb Patwari, Prof. Surendra Vajpai
5. Yandyavalkya, Kalyan
From 25th to 30th May 2007
Inaugurated by : Shri. Kaka Hardas
4. Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, Vile Parle
From 23th April to 3rd May 2007
Inaugurated by : International Photographer and Professor Shri. Shrikant Maluste and Dr. Ramesh Prabhu, Ex Mayor Mumbai. Hon Shri R. R. Patil, Dy. Chief Minister of Maharashtra visited the exhibition.
3. P.L.Deshpande Kala Academy, Mumbai
From 10th to 14th January 2007
Inaugurated by : Hon. Shri Ashok Chavan Cultural Minister, International Photographer Shri. Shyam Manchekar
2. NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai
From 6th to 14th January 2007
Inaugurated by : Swami Sundaranandji, Hon. Shri. Kumar Ketkar
1. Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
From 13th to 20th August 2006
Inaugurated by : Hon. Dr.P.S.Ramani, Hon. Artist Shri. K.R.Subbana
In next three decades India will suffer from following problems :
- Water management practices
- Over extraction for irrigation from ground water and rivers
- Ever increasing water demand due to population explosion
- Interstate conflicts on water issues
- Climate change, disturbed natural water cycle and droughts and floods.
- Sewage and waste water from rapidly growing cities and effluents from industries
So it is necessary to make aware people about this issue. Also we have made one documentary of 25 minutes on this subject which we project during exhibition which creates effective impact. As a part of this awareness program we wish to arrange exhibition in cities and villages which are present on or the bank of river Ganga i.e. Kanpur, Kolkata, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna and many more villages. Also we want to arrange clean up camp on the bank of river Ganga. This exhibition is totally an environmental issue.
