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Wildlife biologist Aparajita Datta, our inspiring woman of the week won the 'Green Oscar', for her work on the conservation of hornbills.
Wildlife biologist Aparajita Datta, our inspiring woman of the week won the ‘Green Oscar’, for her work on the conservation of hornbills.
Dr. Aparajita Datta nurtured a love for wildlife right from her childhood. She has been working in the forests of India for more than two decades now. Datta is one of the board members of the Nature Conservation Foundation, a non-governmental wildlife conservation organization.
Datta believes in treating the indigenous tribes of the forests as equal partners in her wildlife conservation projects. Datta has done extensive research in the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. At the Pakke Tiger Reserve, Datta’s attention was caught by the hornbills.
Focusing on hornbills as a conservation flagship species, Datta is trying to improve the bird’s populations by establishing models of community-based conservation. Datta hopes to create awareness about the needs of hornbills and their importance, as seed dispersers, in the maintenance of healthy forest ecosystems.
In recognition of her tremendous efforts the Whitley Fund for Nature which recognizes conservation leaders across the globe awarded her with one of the most prestigious awards in conservation this year – dubbed as the “Green Oscars”. Datta was also the recipient of the Woman of Discovery Humanity Award by the New York based Wings World Quest as well as National Geographic’s Emerging Explorer title.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For following her childhood dream and pursuing her passion for wildlife.
– For contributing towards the conservation of India’s wildlife.
– For being an inspiration to other women who are interested in wildlife.
*Photo source: Down To Earth.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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