Book on Majuli released

Correspondent
DULIAJAN, April 7 – A book titled The Majuli Island: Society, Economy and Culture written by Dambarudhar Nath, Professor of the Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Chair, Dibrugarh University, was formally released by Prof KK Deka, Vice-Chancellor of Dibrugarh University on Wednessday at the Dibrugarh University auditorium.

The book published by Anshas Publications, New Delhi on behalf of the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad University of Asian Studies, Kolkata is a research work by Dambarudhar Nath, Professor of History, Sri Sri Aniruddhadeva Chair, Dibrugarh University carrying a systematic study on the society and culture of the river island in a historical perspective. Importance of the book lies in the fact that although the scope of the work is confined to Majuli alone, it is a contemporary social history of the State as a whole; and it visualizes the challenges faced by the heritage institutions of the country and the way they have responded to the new situations. In this context questions like Christianity, erosion, urbanization and economy, satra and society relationship are some of the major aspects dealt with in the book.

One of the significant aspects discussed in the book is the island’s political history. Not to be seen in isolation, this aspect of its history has been rightly correlated with the contemporary history of Assam as well as the whole country. It is in this perspective that the personality of Late Pitambardev Goswami of Garamur Satra and Late Dattadeva Goswami of Auniati Satra have been brought to the light in the social and political history of the country. ASSAM TRIBUNE