June 18th, 2008 
krishna Main Source Rivers are the life line of every civilization. Most of the ancient civilizations grew along the river banks .Whether it is Europe or Asia most of the cities even today are situated along the rivers banks. Water is one of the main necessities of every human being and the rivers were the main natural sources of water so most of the civilizations grew on the banks of the rivers and expanded. Rivers has always fascinated the man and even now whenever people have time they get drawn towards the rivers.
River Bank Indian people of every age are drawn to rivers for their various reasons Children and the young people learn swimming play water games some times do fishing etc. Elders have their own reasons, as for those rivers are a sign of spirituality. They perform religious rituals except bathing and swimming. During the months of May and June when summer is at its peak the river banks present the scene as if a village fare is being held. For the local people river banks are like beaches where they, after swimming and bathing in the cold water of the river lay in the hot sand to warm them up and when the heat becomes unbearable they again jump into the water.
Summer Season In the older times, during the summer season people used to spend most of their time on the banks of the rivers. As water resources were very limited ladies used to go to bath and wash clothes at the rivers. As education facilities were very limited, river banks used to be the favorite ‘time pass’ spot for the children. Farmers who tilled their land from the dawn used to come to the river bank to rest and take bath. Except it, rivers were the main irrigation source for the farmers. As most of the rivers have been tamed by creating dams for the purposes of energy and the minimizing the dangers of floods only during the summer season they can be seen in their full flow. During the summer season demand for electricity increases and the dams also get filled to their maximum capacity because of increase in water inflow cause by ice melting in the Himalayan region. So the surplus water is released and the rivers flow fully filled with water as they used to be in the earlier times.
Children As this time coincides with the summer vacation in schools so for the rural school going children river is the only destination left where they can play and perform adventurous activities. They play their own games as ‘find and catch’, diving etc. Thus rivers provide a lot of opportunities that contribute a lot to the overall development of a person as well as a civilization. For the People of every age they have their own importance and this importance can not be ignored nor by us neither by the future generations.
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