ViewState object lost in Master Page Load

I am assigning ViewState["something"] in Page Load of content page and when I try to access the ViewState variable in Master Page Load event handler, the viewstate variable is lost.Can anyone guide me why this is happening and the solution.

From stackoverflow

• Maybe (just found it on the web) this is a hint to the solution:

  Unless the MasterPage has its ViewState turned on, all controls below it would lose their state.

  Found this in a blog post titled MasterPage and viewstate issue. Could it have something to do with the Viewstate being turned off in the master page?

  Greets, Matthias

  chugh97 : I am using a viewstate object declaratively in code. aslo checked that view state of my master page is turned on...

• Master pages and content pages do not share the same ViewState. If you are trying to pass something from the content page to the master page there are a couple of alternatives:
  - use this.Context.Items that is common to the entire site during an HTTP request
  - make a public property on the master page, cast this.Master from the content page to the master page class and set the property
  - use Session

  chugh97 : Thanks, this worked ....!!!