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Woman leads army of 10,000 to save the endangered Adjutant Stork 

Purnima Devi Barman started organising awareness programmes to spread the significance of preserving the species. In 2015, she formally established the ‘Hargila Army’ of women working to conserve this endangered species.

Today, the 10,000-member team protects the storks, trees and nature. Hargila is now part of their culture – making plays and songs about the bird and printing their motifs on clothes.