Our Appreciation !

Vijay Mudshingikar

Our president Mr. Vijay Mudshingikar recently felicitate for his exemplary conurbation for environmental concerns in protecting our Mother Ganga. By ‘Rotarians of RI District- 3140’ in the ‘Rotary Green Earth Summit – 09’ at hotel ‘Leela’ on 13th  Sept 2009.

‘Foto Circle Society, Thane’ felicitate to Mr. Vijay Mudshingikar, for the same purpose on ‘World Photographer Day’

One ardent lover of nature and photography read an article called “Bhagirath Teri Ganga Maili” (Bhagirathi’s dirty river Ganga) in the book “Himyatri” (Traveler in the Snow) by well famous nature-writer Sureshchandra Warghde. This inspired him to travel, understand and photograph the state of the river Ganga by travel ling from Gomukh Gangotri to Bay of Bengal along the river Ganga. This river is the symbol of life for Indians. As well they have eternal faith in the sacred nature of the river. This photographer also executed this task in the period of 2001 to 2006. He had only one aim: “To awaken the people about the pollution of the river Ganga which is considered very sacred by the Indians and to make them participate in increasing the efforts to stop this pollution and improve the cleanliness of the river”. This nature loving photographer is Shri. Mr. Vijay Mudshingikar. He is also the founder of Gangajal Foundation. When he did these trips, he was an ordinary worker in Crompton Greaves Company. These photography trips culminated into ‘Gangajal’ Photography Exhibition which showed and brought to our notice how badly we are treating our sacred river Ganga, which occupies a position of Goddess in the minds of every Indian.

Foto Circle Society's president Shri. Pravin Deshapande felicitate to Mr. Vijay Mudshingikar

Gangajal Nature Foundation, Mumbai is a Non Government Organization (NGO) founded by Mr. Vijay N. Mudshingikar. Through the medium of ‘Gangajal’ photo exhibition we are trying to spread awareness about water pollution. We are doing it for last six years. We are using Photographs of polluted Ganga and Documentary film based on these photographs as tools to spread awareness.

Though Saving Ganga is our most important project, our scope of activities are not limited with only Ganga. We are mainly a group of nature lovers and researchers trying to save environment by activities like awareness programs, cleaning camps etc…