CAUVERY THAAYE SONG - ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS COMPOSED IN THE THE BATTLES TO SAVE THE RIVER CAUVERY FROM DRYING UP

ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS I HAVE EVER HEARD IS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES TO SAVE THE RIVER CAUVERY IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA, FROM DRYING UP. READING THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN, I FOUND THAT THE STRUGGLE IS BEING HEADED BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SPIRITUAL LEADER, SADHGURU. HE COMPILED THE BEAUTIFUL AND EMOTIONAL LYRICS FOR THE SONG. THE SONG WAS SUNG BY SHANKAR MAHADEVAN, WHO IS FREQUENT ON VIJAY TV. THE SONG BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF OUR STRUGGLES IN A LITTLE VILLAGE CALLED OTTAWA, NEAR DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA. THE RESIDENTS OF THIS LITTLE VILLAGE USED TO ENJOY THE OTTAWA RIVER PASSING THROUGH ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE VILLAGE. IT PROVIDED WATER TO BE BE USED FOR DRINKING, WASHING CLOTHES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NECESSITIES. THE RIVER ALSO PROVIDED A VENUE FOR THE YOUNGSTERS TO MEET REGULARLY FOR FISHING AND PLAYING SOCCER AND CRICKET. BUT IN THE 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s UNSCRUPULOUS BUSINESSMEN AND OTHERS RAPED THE RIVER OF ALL ITS SAND AND LEFT THE RIVER DRY. IT WAS THE LIFEBLOOD FOR THE PEOPLE BUT TODAY IN THE 2020s IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN A STREAM COVERED BY FILTH, RUBBISH, BUSH AND ALL KIND OF LITTER. WHAT A TRAGEDY. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE DOING NOTHING TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT OR THE RIVER. ONE HOPES THEY WILL LEARN. THE CAUVERY SONG IS JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL AND ONE HOPES THAT ALL THE WORK DONE BY SADHGURU, MAHADEVAN AND OTHERS WILL SAVE THE RIVER FROM DRYING UP.