Assamese belt
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Contribute what you know →A satra monk in Majuli begins the day by lighting a single lamp for the Brahmaputra.
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Majuli, the river island that is shrinking
A landscape and a monastic tradition, both under pressure.
Majuli was once 1,250 sq km; now under 400. Its Vaishnav satras — monastic performing-arts schools founded in the 1500s — are moving buildings to higher ground.
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Muga, the golden silk
A silkworm that only eats som leaves.
Muga silk is native to Assam and grows more lustrous with washing. A single saree can outlast three generations.
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Sattriya, from monastery to national stage
A dance form recognised only in 2000.
Sattriya was performed by monks in Majuli satras for four hundred years before India recognised it as a classical dance.
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Tea auctions still shout in Guwahati
The world's largest CTC auction, live.
Guwahati's tea auction sells more crush-tear-curl tea in a week than anywhere else on earth. It is still an open-cry system.