When the AIFF announced the I-League's best emerging player on April 17th, nineteen-year-old Gyamar Nikum, representing Inter Kashi, was in his ancestral village of Takey (Nyapin) in the Kurung Kumey district of Arunachal Pradesh. Limited internet access in the area initially prevented him from receiving the news directly, but through friends, he eventually learned of his achievement.