剧情介绍
Inthisthree-partseriesforBBCOne,SuewillexplorethelivesofthepeoplelivingclosetheriverandthechallengesfacingIndiaasittransformsintoonetheworld'sgreateconomicpowers.TheGangesisthestoryofmodernIndiainonespectacularriver车震 SuePerkinsfollowsherjourneysuptheMekongandthroughKolkatawithanepictravelseriesdownthelengthoftheGanges,whichisworshippedbyHindusasalivingGoddess. Suewilltravelfromthesacredsourceoftheriver,highintheHimalayas,throughtheindustrialandagriculturalheartlandsoftheGangeticPlainandtheancientcityofVaranasi,tothevastdeltaontheBayofBengal. ShewilljoinpilgrimsseekingtowashcleanthesinsofalifetimeattheGanges'source;workalongsidefishermenandfarmersintheSunderbarns,whosharetheirforestswithman-eatingtigers;andjoinsomeofthethousandsofyoungwomenleavingruralvillagesandmovingtothecitiestofindworkandfreedom. Suesays:「I'vetravelledthelengthoftheGanges,fromtheoxygen-starvedpeaksoftheHimalayastothevastdeltainWestBengal,meetingahugearrayofcharactersontheway.Expectcowsonbridges,India'sMostEnergeticMonk,andme,inadress.Ican'twaitforyoutoseeit.」 展开全部