Author Archives: Monuhar Pegu

Majuli: For centuries, Mising farmers of Assam have cultivated Bau Dhan, a flood-tolerant paddy variety adapted to the rhythms of the Brahmaputra. But changing rainfall patterns now threaten its survival. “In Assam’s floodplains when the river rises, so does the rice.” Majuli, the world’s largest river island and the cultural heart of Assam, lies cradled […]