Rakshit Shetty Was Alarmed By The Cauvery’s Condition! To Ride Across Coorg To Spread Awareness
Rakshit Shetty will be a part of the bike riding initiative, which has been planned to with meet with people and spread awareness about the ongoing water crisis.
Several
celebrities
have
come
forward
to
support
Sadhguru's
initiative
to
save
rivers.
Kannada
actor
Rakshit
Shetty
says
he
was
alarmed
by
a
video
that
he
watched
recently,
that
talked
about
the
deplorable
state
of
Cauvery
river.
In
an
interview
with
Times
of
India,
the
actor
has
spoken
in
detail
about
growing
up
around
water
bodies
and
the
significance
it
holds
in
his
life.
He
has
also
revealed
that
he
would
be
a
part
of
the
bike
riding
initiative,
which
has
been
planned
to
meet
with
people
and
spread
awareness
about
the
ongoing
issue.
Remembering
his
childhood,
Rakshit
told
the
publication,
"My
earliest
memories
are
of
learning
to
swim,
as
a
five-year-old,
in
the
kalyani
(temple
tank)
of
our
neighbouring
temple.
The
subsequent
years
saw
me
head
to
the
backwaters
behind
my
ajji's
home
in
Manipura,
a
village
in
Udupi."
"Having
spent
time
by
the
sea
during
my
years
in
Udupi,
gave
me
an
insight
into
how
precious
water
is
to
humanity.
So
many
folks
eke
their
living
from
rivers
and
seas.
Not
to
forget
our
daily
needs
are
taken
care
of
by
them," he
further
added.
Talking
about
Sadhguru's
initiative,
Rakshit
said,
"So,
when
I
saw
a
video
recently
on
the
deplorable
state
of
the
Cauvery
river,
I
was
truly
alarmed.
Back
home,
Mangaluru
has
been
facing
water
scarcity
for
the
past
few
summers
and
this
was
unimaginable
in
the
past.
I
wanted
to
do
something,
but
didn't
know
how
to
get
the
ball
rolling.
I'm
glad
this
cause
of
saving
the
Cauvery
came
to
me
at
that
time."