{"id":30578,"date":"2025-07-29T12:35:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30578"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:52:13","slug":"majuli-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/majuli-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Majuli Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Majuli Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a village of Majuli Island local residents have discovered a remarkable way to combat riverbank erosion by planting Kanchan trees along the Brahmaputra River.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Majuli Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the world\u2019s largest river island <\/span><b>located in Assam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island is <\/span><b>formed by the Brahmaputra River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, a\u00a0 branch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri River in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island\u2019s landscape is characterised by lush <\/span><b>greenery, water bodies, and paddy fields.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice cultivation is the primary livelihood for the residents of Majuli, with several unique varieties of rice, <\/span><b>such as Komal Saul and Bao Dhan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grown in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the islanders belong to three tribes-<\/span><b>Mishing, Deori, and Sonowal Kachari<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the non-tribal Assamese comprising the rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island has also been the hub of <\/span><b>Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, initiated around the 16th century by the great Assamese saint-reformer Srimanta Sankerdeva and his disciple Madhavdeva.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They initiated the tradition of Satras (monastic institutions), and these Satras have preserved Sattriya dance, literature, bhaona (theatre), dance forms, mask making, and boat-making.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from Satras or Vaishnavite monasteries, <\/span><b>Majuli is famous for mask-making<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has a tradition of pottery making.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/environment\/flora-fauna\/kanchan-trees-nature-based-solution-to-riverbank-erosion-in-majuli\/articleshow\/122920359.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ET<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majuli Island, the world&#8217;s largest river island, is located in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, known for its scenic beauty, rich culture, and vibrant monasteries. 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