‘There are a few fundamental things one learns of rivers,’ author and journalist Sanjoy Hazarika tells in an interview to Samrat Choudhury (published in Frontline). ‘There is an entity far more powerful than you can conceive of and you must respect that.’ The people living in the lowland regions closer to the banks of Subarnarekha in Gold Sand Gold Water know this truth and consider themselves blessed to be touched by the river. The water is an intricate part of their lives; it gives and takes in equal measure.
