Inthisthree-partseriesforBBCOne,SuewillexplorethelivesofthepeoplelivingclosetheriverandthechallengesfacingIndiaasittransformsintoonetheworld'sgreateconomicpowers.TheGangesisthestoryofmodernIndiainonespectacularriver.SuePerkinsfollowsherjourneysuptheMekongandthroughKolkatawithanepictravelseriesdownthelengthoftheGanges,whichisworshippedbyHindusasalivingGoddess.Suewilltravelfromthesacredsourceoftheriver,highintheHimalayas,throughtheindustrialandagriculturalheartlandsoftheGangeticPlainandtheanci