River island of Majuli

Poor Majuli! Referred in 2006, deferred in 2008 and then, in 2012, not examined at all because the dossier was incomplete! Will it ever get that inscription? To try to discover more about this site, we went out of our way to visit it whilst we were in Assam in 2013.

The Island of Majuli is sometimes claimed to be the largest riverine island in the world. Whatever – it is big and is set a 1+ hour ferry ride north across the Brahmaputra from the ferry point at Neematighat some 15kms north of Jorhat. I say “1+” hour because the exact timing is variable depending on the state of water levels and of the shifting islands and, as Google searches discover, it isn’t unknown for the ferry to get stuck for hours! The ferry ride is an “experience” on what is known as a “country boat”. This is of traditional wooden design and is vastly overloaded with hundreds of passengers, a quarter of whom seem to have motor cycles, goods of every sort from chickens up to exceedingly heavy mechanical equipment , and, oh yes, our car and 1 other with their fronts and rears hanging over both sides of the boat as their wheels “grasped” the final inches of available deck! A list of ferry prices displayed at the ghat was particularly amusing – these included “Wild animal like tiger, lion etc. Each 82 Rupees” and “Elephant with Mahout. Each 821 Rupees”. My photo of this price …

I have been living in majuli since my birth.my grandfather was a cultivator whose home was on the bank of the river Brahamputra.but he lost all his plots of land due to the flood .we passed away a measurable history in this island majuli.but above all i love majuli most of all,from my soul.please visit majuli and feel what life is,..what makes human great.....we are waiting here to welcome you...

(Jr. Dr. Ashintya Rajkhowa,HOM,

an inhabitance of majuli.)

last month i have been to Majuli with my family before visit i was not aware about this island and when my father told me about this island i was very excited to see this island cause i have been to islands of sea but not of a River.

so i went there and found that island absolutely awsome.

i felt that i came to 50 years back of earth's life

everything near by so green so healthy nearby we can see river and greenry around and best part waking up in the morning actually i felt there 4:15 and sun is there in front of us.

I have been to different satras of the Island i met the family who preparaes mukhote and they also perform during ocassions.

the lifestyle of people there is just so simple and so sweet.

we stayed at assam tourism resort which was built in Majuli style which was one of the beautiful architecture and also our cook in resort he was thye best one cause whateverwe ordered he prepared and that was tasting like we are at some high class restraunt and the way they served the food was so lovely as there was a small problem of electricity which is completely acceptable so me and my family we had candle light dinner.

what else to say about to be in Majuli we stayed there only arnd 24 hours but we wanted to stay for more but as we were lacking with time …

The site is completely different from all the sites in India. It is a place where Heritage is a continuity with life and culture closely attached and integrated with landscape. Great experience for one month stay i Februray,2011 to March2011

Also can see in "Friends of Majuli" in FaceBook and Fommers --500 Estrordinary Islands under Sacred Islands. Also D.Nath(2009)- Majuli Island