Ferry Passing Next To Umananda Island On Brahmaputra River , Guwahati, Assam, India. Stock Photography

The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China), Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and Jamuna River in Bengali. It is the 9th largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest. Most rivers in India are named after females but its a rare case and it has a male name Brahmaputra which means “the son of Brahma” in Sanskrit.