Jambudwip, The Last Land Of WB | Mousuni Island, Part II | History behind Mousuni | Drone View

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Jambudwip is the name of an isolated island situated in the Bay of Bengal about 8 km to the southwest of Fraserganj/Bakkhali in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India.

In the past, fishermen came from the Chittagong and Noakhali areas of Bangladesh for fishing. They developed special aptitude and traditional skills for marine fishing. The main reasons for using Jambudwip were the island's proximity to the fishing grounds, presence of a natural creek for safe harbouring of their boats, and supply of drinking water.

Tourists are not allowed on this island. However, there are small boats available from Frazerganj who takes tourists around this island. It is illegal to stop on this island so these boats take the tourists around the island.

Mousuni Name History -
The name “Mousuni” derived from a Bengali word “Mosh Ani” means ‘Bringing Buffalo’. The name of Mousuni Island was first published in the journal “The Hindus” as “Bengal Sinking Island”. The actual beauty of Mousuni Island lies in the confluence of river and the sea. The island was found during the British era in India. The British used the island mainly for transportation of Salt and dried fish. When the British came to the island for inspection they noticed no one lives here, but lots of local people visit the place every day, on asking the locals claimed that they bring their buffalos here to feed. From there the name of the island derived Mousuni. As Mousuni Island forms a part of Sunderban delta, the lives of the people living here are very precarious as the island is hit hard by changing climatic conditions, unpredictable rainfall, rising sea level and coastal erosion are part of mainstream life.