As the ‘oldest son’ of his family, Bikash was forced to give up his dreams of joining the Indian Army when his father was rendered immobile after an accidental fall at a construction site. Bikash works odd jobs as a construction labourer and mason and dedicates his free time at Cooch Behar Anasrishti, a local youth organization working on conservation, biodiversity and skill building for local youth. He teaches at the local computer centre in an effort to make available skills he himself never really had access to as a child. Falling back on the years spent at National Cadet Corps, Bikash believes that with discipline and teamwork, combined with a healthy dose of humour, anything is possible. As a Community Correspondent, he seeks to document the rampant environmental destruction happening in his area, and to explore and understand the nuances of cross-border trafficking.