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　　Inthisthree-partseriesforBBCOne,SuewillexplorethelivesofthepeoplelivingclosetheriverandthechallengesfacingIndiaasittransformsintoonetheworld'sgreateconomicpowers.TheGangesisthestoryofmodernIndiainonespectacularriver.　　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.」