The Vanishing Healer of the Sundarbans In the heart of Bangladesh's largest mangrove forest, the traditional healing practices that have sustained communities for generations are disappearing along with the medicinal plants they rely on.
Suranjan Raptan, a 40 year old kabiraj or traditional healer, has been tending to his community's health needs from his yard on the edge of the Sundarbans.
However, as regular cyclones and rising salinity make some of his most trusted remedies harder to find, he faces an existential crisis.