I presume that the original name of the river is Mahadevi (Great Mother), in accordance with the Indian tradition of considering the rivers - goddesses. As is well known, the concerned river begins in Karnataka and after a very short passage through Maharashtra enters Goa, where it has the biggest extension . Mahdei seems to be the name given to the river in whereabouts between Surla and Ganjem in Goa. However, the name Mandovi seems to refer to the biggest extension of the river in Goa. Although linked to Goa in colonial times, the word Mandovi etymologically seems more linked to Mahadevi than Mahdei ( a village in the Satna District - Madhya Pradesh). Giving priority to Mahdei instead of Mandovi seems more linked to cheap nationalism, somewhat popular nowadays. António Bernardo Colaço
John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> escreveu (sábado, 13/09/2025 à(s) 04:21): > Why Mhadei and not Mandovi? I thought Mhadei was the name used in > Maharashtra and Karnataka. 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Centered on the waters of the Mhadei, which > are contested by the states of Goa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, the volume > moves beyond the narrow confines of technical and legal debates over water > diversion and allocation to present a richly layered portrait of the river > as a living presence. Its chapters flow across time and discipline, from > field-based ecological studies and hydrological analyses to the history of > Goan riverine infrastructure, cultural memory, participatory art, and a > critical perspective on the official adjudication of the dispute and the > political maneuverings it has engendered. Some essays foreground the > staggering—and fragile—biodiversity supported by the river; others explore > local festivals, agricultural infrastructure, and the experiences and lived > knowledge of riverside communities for whom the Mhadei is *Amchi Mai*—Our > Mother. At the heart of the volume is the pressing question: What does > justice mean in a time of ecological crisis? It warns against viewing the > Mhadei solely as a resource to be exploited and highlights its role as a > sustainer of ecosystems, a commons, and a memory archive. > > - Contents > - Figures and Tables 7 > - Foreword: Keri Facer 11 > - Acknowledgements 16 > - Introduction (Peter Ronald deSouza, Solano Da Silva, Lakshmi > Subramanian) 18 > - Conserving the Mahadayi: Biodiversity, Water, and Cultural Resources > (Rajendra P. Kerkar) 31 > - The Many Pasts and Contested Present of the Mhadei (Lakshmi > Subramanian) 50 > - Abundant Mother Goddess or Scarce, Contested Resource? 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