June 1, 2021
India’s COVID-19 response limited by strong urban and tech bias
India's response to the second wave of COVID-19 glosses over the lack of infrastructure and technology know-how in rural India.
Budhiram Tai is the gaonbura (village headman) of Darlong village, Seijosa, in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke-Kessang district. He has been associated with the Hornbill Nest Adoption Program since its inception in 2011–12. He continues to meticulously note down observations at hornbill nest trees and roost sites that he monitors each year. Budhiram also actively engages in sensitising and motivating local community members to conserve natural resources.