Hemant Kumar

Ganga stood on the banks of a river , posing as a young beautiful woman. Her beauty and youth had fascinated King Shantanu.     Ganga said,"Rajan! I accept to be        your wife, but before you have to       accept my conditions. Would you       agree?" The King said,"Of Course!" King Shantanu accepted all the conditions of Ganges and promised that he would abide by them fully. Shantanu had many bright sons from the Ganges in time , but Ganga didn't let them live. As soon as a baby was born , she threw it into the flowing stream of the river . Then , she used to come smilingly to the palace of Shantanu.                King Shantanu would be amused by this behaviour of such an unknown beauty. But his wonder and disenchantment was not longer visible as he had given the promise to Ganga . So, he always remained elated. Ganga threw seven children into the ri...