Purnima Devi Barman

Event Description

Purnima Devi Barman is a wildlife biologist from Assam, India. She is known for her conservation work with the greater adjutant stork , known locally as the Hargila. She is the founder of the Hargila Army, an all-female conservation initiative. Barman has worked as a Senior Wildlife Biologist in the Avifauna Research and Conservation Division at Aaranyak, a non-government organization for biodiversity conservation, where she coordinated Aaranyak's greater adjutant stork conservation project.

Summary

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.

Award Details

Nari Shakti Puraskar