During the monsoon, when the Northeastern States become the earth’s wettest places, Rachunliu Gaiduwani Kamei dons rubber boots, picks up her favourite spade, and sets out to work. She is not hunting for treasure or digging graves, as amused villagers who watch her believe. She is hunting for the wriggly, slimy, legless creatures called caecilians. Local pride“I prefer to name species in the local language or after the village where we found it,” says Chun. It’s obvious that slowly but surely, Chun is digging her way to fame.

Source: The Hindu December 22, 2018 10:49 UTC