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Women Forest Guards at Kaziranga — Level A1 — a woman walking through a lush green forest

Women Forest Guards at KazirangaCEFR A1

3 Nov 2025

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Adapted from Arpita Das Choudhury, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by muallim nur, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
70 words
  • More than 5,000 women work in India’s forests.
  • Many are forest guards at Kaziranga National Park.
  • Kaziranga is 430 square kilometres in Assam.
  • They joined in August 2023 as Van Durgas.
  • They trained at the 11th Assam Police Battalion.
  • Patrols start at 5 a.m. and continue at night.
  • Guards walk fences with 7.62 mm SLRs.
  • They helped during the July 2024 flood.
  • Officers praise them and call them role models.

Difficult words

  • woman — An adult female human.
    women
  • work — To do a job or task.
  • forest — A large area with many trees.
    forests
  • protect — To keep safe from harm.
  • challenges — Difficult situations or problems.
  • patrol — To go around an area to check it.
  • animal — Living creatures, often not plants.
    animals
  • tiger — A large wild cat with stripes.
    tigers

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Discussion questions

  • Why do you think women are chosen for this role?
  • What challenges might they face?
  • How do you feel about the work they do?

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