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Indian biologist
Purnima Devi Barman
Receiving Nari Shakti Puraskar on 8 March 2018
Born
Pub Majir Gaon, Kamrup region, Assam, India
Alma mater
Gauhati University
Organization
Aaranyak
Known for
Greater adjutant conservation, founder of Hargila Army
Purnima Devi Barman is a wildlife biologist from Assam, India. She is known for her conservation work with the greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius), known locally as the Hargila. She is the founder of the Hargila Army, an all-female conservation initiative. In 2017, Barman was the recipient of both the Whitley Award for her conservation efforts and the Nari Shakti Puraskar, the highest women-exclusive civilian award, presented by the President of India.
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