Namami Brahmaputra - The biggest river festival of India

                                       


Assam’s life and culture are deeply influenced by the rejuvenating splashes of Brahmaputra, India’s only male river and one of the most powerful rivers of the world. To pay fitting tribute to the river’s life-giving prosperity and countless blessings, a five day long event, Namami Brahmaputra is being organized under the visionary leadership of Sh. Sarbananda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam, across 21 districts along the Brahmaputra in its entire stretch from Sadiya to Dhubri starting from 31st March- 4th April, 2017. The 21 districts actively participated in the festival.

The festival will serve as an ideal platform to showcase Assam’s tremendous potential as a state brimming with trade, tourism and culture opportunities. This five day event, epic in scale and grand in reality, shall bring along business, fun and festivities for all. Brahmaputra is not called ‘lifeline of Assam’ for nothing as this perennial river presents incredible business opportunities.

The rivers of the world are fast becoming hotspots' for travelers, and the mighty Brahmaputra happens to be one of them. A river cruise on Brahmaputra is an eclectic blend of luxury, comfort and nature’s never ending delights. The extraordinary cruise experience on Brahmaputra can be further heightened by watching migratory birds, visiting temples, tribal villages, monasteries, touring breathtaking tea estates and more. All in all, Brahmaputra effortlessly brings together Assam’s trade, tourism and cultural aspects, interwoven into one event, that is, Namami Brahmaputra- the biggest river festival of India.

Before the Namami Brahmaputra festival there was a controversy regarding the theme song of the festival. An organisation of various ethnic communities of the state, remarked that the theme song does not showcase the ethnic heritage of the state adding that the song only portray the geographical aspects of the mighty river but does not represent the ethnic tunes of Assam. Later, the problems was sorted out and the event was quite successful.