Zeenews Assam may one day be high AIDS-affected state Fri 10 Dec 2010 Guwahati: Though Assam is not a high AIDS- prevalent state till now but, it can very well acquire the status considering its position surrounded by Nagaland and Manipur where the dreaded disease has... (photo: Creative Commons / Peter Andersen)
The Business Review Poverty rises, income falls across Triangle Thu 9 Dec 2010 Triangle BusinessJournal - by James Gallagher Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 12:01am EST - Last Modified: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 12:01am EST Graphic by Dathan Kazsuk... (photo: UN / Ryan Brown)
![Majuli or Majoli (Assamese: মাজুলি) is a fluvial island in the Brahmaputra river, in the Indian state of Assam. Majuli is the largest riverine island in the world and the largest freshwater island in South Asia. Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada is actually the largest freshwater island in the world. Majuli had a total area of 1,250 square kilometers (482.6 sq mi), but now having lost significantly to erosion it has an area of only 650 square kilometers (251.0 sq mi).[citation needed] The island is formed by the Brahmaputra river in the south and the Kherkutia Xuti, an anabranch of the Brahmaputra, joined by the Subansiri river in the north. The island is about 200 kilometres east from the state's largest city — Guwahati, and is accessible by ferries from the town of Jorhat. The island was formed due to course changes by the river Brahmaputra and its tributaries, mainly the Lohit. Majoli is also the abode of the Assamese neo-Vaisnavite culture.](http://web.archive.org./web/20101210110840im_/http://cdn6.wn.com/vp/i/cc/c01a127a453fd9.jpg)
