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Acknowledgments
I would like to express my deep gratitude to Dr. S. K. Jain, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India, for steering me in the direction of relevant religious traditions and providing me relevant literature. Dr. Brij Mohan, School of Social Work, Louisiana State University, read the first draft and offered comments that improved the text. Dr. U. K. Kothyari, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, sent me a number of hymns and slokas (couplets) that guided my initial thinking toward this note. Dr. Gopal Singhal, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, provided slokas and their interpretations, as well as encouragement and support. To these people, I offer my sincere gratitude.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 3 • March 2008
Pages: 118 - 123
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Received: Jan 27, 2006
Accepted: Jun 11, 2007
Published online: Mar 1, 2008
Published in print: Mar 2008
Notes
This article is an extended version of the lecture given December 5, 2006, by the author at the University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy, on receiving an honoris Causa (Honorary Ph.D.).
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