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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Traffic noises and car horns]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.29,0:00:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the town of Jorhat in the \Nremote North East of India.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.89,0:00:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I suppose Jorhat is not really that \Ndifferent from any other city in India.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.96,0:00:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People here work very hard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.95,0:00:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They keep their heads down and \Npush ahead. They don't look back.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.19,0:01:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life here is difficult for some and \Neven more difficult for others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.05,0:01:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Jitu Kalita and Jorhat is \Nwhere I was born and where I live.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.81,0:01:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My house is located \Njust outside of Jorhat.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.81,0:01:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my nephew.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.74,0:01:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is suspicious of cameras.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.25,0:01:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jorhat I do many different things \Nbut mostly I am a photographer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.92,0:01:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love photographing nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.79,0:01:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I take shots of the beautiful birds and \Nwildlife that live in our part of India.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.64,0:01:49.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my house I keep some of my photography \Nawards but I don't like to show them off.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.50,0:01:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few kilometres North of Jorhat lies one \Nof the largest rivers in India, the Brahmaputra.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.06,0:02:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Millions of people live along its shores.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.72,0:02:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every year during the monsoon the \Nriver floods everything in sight.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.25,0:02:15.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Destroying homes and farms and eroding away \Nhundreds of square kilometres of land.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.16,0:02:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the worst affected \Nareas is Majuli island.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.52,0:02:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Majuli is the worlds largest river island.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.18,0:02:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it is home to over 150,000 people.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.50,0:02:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since 1917, Majuli has lost over \Nhalf its land mass to erosion.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.28,0:02:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the rate of erosion \Nhas recently accelerated.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.64,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well the erosion of Majuli. There \Nare several causes. The first is that:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.25,0:03:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This islander lost his home and his \Ntemple. He points to where it once stood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.44,0:03:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This temple may be next. It's located \Nonly 2km from the river bank erosion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.06,0:04:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The temple is nearly 250 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.76,0:04:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unless something is done in as little as \N5 years this temple could be washed away.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.80,0:05:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[he sings a prayer]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.62,0:05:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Brahmaputra is where I \Ntake most of my photos.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.48,0:05:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day in 2009, I was exploring a barren \Npart by boat when I something strange.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.54,0:05:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It looked like a forest \Nfar in the distance.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.21,0:05:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began walking towards it and when I \Nreached it I couldn't believe my eyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.41,0:05:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had found a dense forest in \Nthe middle of a barren wasteland.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.14,0:05:47.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I left the forest I saw a man far \Nin the distance so I began following him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.55,0:05:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found him by the riverside. At first he thought \NI was a poacher and tried to attack me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.27,0:05:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he stopped when I told \Nhim I was just a photographer.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.76,0:06:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked him what he was \Ndoing in the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.36,0:06:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He explained he was planting trees \Nand he had been since the 1970's.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.76,0:06:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told me his name was Jadav Payeng.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.39,0:06:35.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I discovered Jadav Payeng and his forest \NI wrote an article about it in the local newspaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.14,0:06:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon after he became known throughout \NIndia. We are now very good friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.32,0:07:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Majuli island.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.36,0:07:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since I was a child Majuli has \Nbeen a place of wonder for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.19,0:07:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once, I ran away from home and came here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.39,0:07:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spent days exploring and drawing \Npictures of the plants and animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.17,0:07:31.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me Majuli is heaven.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.17,0:07:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scientists recently announced that in 15-20 \Nyears Majuli island could be completely gone.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.87,0:08:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the forest mans \Nhome on Majuli island.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.46,0:08:32.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every morning the forest mans family helps \Nhim prepare for his journey to the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.19,0:09:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[motor boat engine starts]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.62,0:11:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[mobile phone ringtone plays]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.60,0:11:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.58,0:13:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The forest man is being \Nhonoured in a nearby city.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.77,0:13:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Payeng has won dozens of awards \Nfor his incredible achievements.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.37,0:13:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think he feels frustrated \Nby getting awards.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.24,0:13:45.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Local government has tried to get Majuli \Nlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.77,0:13:49.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but their application has \Nbeen rejected each time.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.51,0:13:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Payeng has many brilliant \Nideas about how to save Majuli.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.42,0:14:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He tells everyone his ideas but so \Nfar no one has adopted them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.90,0:15:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes I wonder what 10, 100 \Nor a thousand Payengs could do.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.46,0:15:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He once told me I worry about the \Nfate of the world just like everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.14,0:15:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I see bad things happening on my \Nisland and I do what I can to help.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.06,0:15:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just a simple man. \NThere are many just like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.71,0:15:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I asked him if he thought \NMajuli could be saved he replied - Yes.