Shuma Banik was born and raised in Karimganj, one of the three districts in the Barak Valley region of Assam. Being from the community and having lived experience of practising and receiving traditional healing practices alongside modern medicines and interventions have contributed to her interest in understanding the pluralistic health-seeking behaviour of the region's people. Shuma is a global health professional, currently working at the University of Oxford and is passionate about health equity.
