The river is a unique ecological entity, but has somehow not made a presence in modern-day discourse.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/quiet-flows-river
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manoj-kumar-misra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods