A journey along the Narmada

Past Sonpuri, fed by the rivulets that race through the forests and fields on its banks, the Narmada swells from a waistdeep stream into a mighty river. Headed westwards to the sea, only once does it change course, suddenly lurching south, to meet its tributary, the Banjar. The two large rivers collide almost head on. The impact is enough to knock the Narmada back on its westward course. Along this arc described by the Narmada, on the far bank from the Banjar, surrounded by water on three sides, lies Mandla.

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