‘Stork sister’ Purnima Devi Barman and her ‘hargila army’ in Assam

The only Indian in TIME’s Women of the Year 2025, Barman has mobilised 20,000 women in Assam in her efforts to conserve the endangered greater adjutant stork

​The only Indian in TIME’s Women of the Year 2025, Barman has mobilised 20,000 women in Assam in her efforts to conserve the endangered greater adjutant stork