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Impact of Biodiversity and Potentialities of Eco-tourism in Majuli in the Context of Viksit Bharat-2047

Author(s) Mr. Pankaj Goswami, Mr. Naba Das
Country India
Abstract Majuli is situated in the heart of Assam, within the great Brahmaputra River, signifies a peculiar combination of ecological richness, rich cultural heritage, and innovative developmental possibilities. The island's unique geographical location creates specialist microclimates and habitats which support an unparalleled diversity of flora and fauna which are uncommon anywhere else on the Indian subcontinent.
The ecological value of Majuli far exceeds its monumental size. The island's complex wetland system, referred to locally as beels, creates a complicated mosaic of habitats for incredibly varied biological communities. The wetlands are used as vital stopover sites by migratory birds passing along the Central Asian Flyway, while the dynamically changing channels of the river support endemic fish communities that evolved under these very specific conditions over thousands of years.
Aside from its natural resources, Majuli is the cultural and spiritual hub of Assam's neo-Vaishnavism. The island is home to many Satras—monasteries founded in the 15th and 16th centuries—that are working museums of classical dance, music, visual arts, and traditional ecological knowledge. These institutions have conserved unique art forms such as Sattriya dance, elaborate mask-making processes, and manuscript-painting traditions, crafting a living cultural heritage in which the divine and nature coexist in deep harmony.
In India's ambitious Viksit Bharat vision for a developed India that combines economic development with nature and culture preservation, Majuli stands out as a model pilot site. The island offers a compelling case study of how ecotourism has the potential to spur economic development while maintaining sensitive ecosystems and promoting indigenous empowerment. As India hopes to achieve global leadership in sustainable development, Majuli's compelling union of biodiversity richness, cultural authenticity, and community-led conservation efforts offers rich insights for replicable models across the country's varied geographical territories.
Majuli is combines with exceptional potential to prove an alternate model of development in keeping with India's Viksit Bharat vision of a prosperous, inclusive, and ecologically sustainable India. The island's natural diversity, cultural heritage encapsulated in Satras and traditional knowledge systems, and pioneering conservation-development convergence offer a living example demonstrating these goals can develop synergistically. As Majuli invites the world to see its metamorphosis, it invites one to experience a vision of sustainable development based on nature, culture, and people's respect, the very building block of the Viksit Bharat dreams in which progress is measured in by ecosystem well-being, cultural vitality, and people living in balance with nature.
Keywords Biodiversity, Eco-tourism, Potentialities, Majuli, Viksit Bharat
Field Sociology > Tourism / Transport
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-23
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.66859
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