1. Nigamanand Saraswati or Swami Nigamananda, often referred to as Ganga Putra Nigamananda, was a Hindu monk, who went on a hunger strike on 19 February 2011 to save the river Ganges from pollution caused by illegal mining in the river bed.
11 Facts About Nigamananda Saraswati
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Swami Nigamanand Saraswati was born Swaroopam Kumar Jha "Girish" on 2 August 1976.
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Nigamananda Saraswati's family came from Ladari village in Darbhanga district, Bihar.
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Nigamananda Saraswati just left a letter for his family based in the Ladari village under Keoti police station in Darbhanga.
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Nigamananda Saraswati again raised the illegal mining issue in February 2011, when he started his final hunger strike.
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Nigamananda Saraswati was treated with antidotes after the serum report confirmed the poisoning.
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Nigamananda Saraswati sought a probe into the role of Nigamanand's guru, Shivanand, accusing him of forcing him to go on a fast.
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Swami Nigamananda Saraswati was a researcher and scholar of Vedic literature.
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Nigamananda Saraswati was one of the editors of the socio-spiritual journal Divine Message.
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Nigamananda Saraswati has focused on the Vedic texts in his writings.
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Nigamananda Saraswati has contributed for certain other literary works during the sixteen years of his monastic life.