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July 1, 2022

Saalumarada Thimmakka – 111 Year Old Mother To Hundreds Of Trees

Saalumarada Thimmakka from Karnataka has found happiness in planting trees. She has planted more than 350 banyan trees on both the sides of a highway near Bengaluru. She has also planted nearly

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Jamuna Tudu – Protector Of Trees A.K.A Lady Tarzan of Jharkhand

There are always some people who make quick money by selling trees illegally from the forest. Jamuna Tudu and five other women confronted a timber mafia in Jharkhand & prevented illegal felling of trees near her village. This group later

May 10, 2022

Madonna-Thunder Hawk: Indigenous American Activist

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Born in1940 as Madonna Philips, Thunder Hawk was born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation. She hails from the Feather Necklace Tiospaye (extended family) &

Shyam Sundar Paliwal, The Father of Ecofeminism In India

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Shyam Sundar Paliwal has dedicated his life to planting trees and encouraging the wellbeing of a girl child. Paliwal lost his daughter in 2006.

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Francia Márquez, An Environmental Activist & The New Vice President Of Columbia

In a radical departure from the past, Colombia’s last elections resulted in Francia Márquez becoming the first black vice-president. As an Afro-Columbian, she and Gustavo Petro ran a campaign that put the

Jonathan Santosh

July 6, 2022

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Gaura Devi, Jhansi Ki Rani Of Eco-Struggle

This is the women’s era in India. Dr Shantishri Pandit has become the first woman V C of J N U, New Delhi, while Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar adorns MHU, Nashik as

Govind Tekale

June 9, 2022

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Sunder Lal Bahuguna, The Dawn Of Chipko Movement In India

Our environment consists of five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Light, Wind & Space. In order to live a healthy and long life, we have to keep these elements clean. Trees

Govind Tekale

May 27, 2022

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Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, The Rejuvenator Of Rivers & Lakes

Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, popularly known as Eco-Baba, was born on 2 February,1962, at the village Seechewal, Jalandhar district of Punjab. He left DAV College & put on the saffron clothes. He

Govind Tekale

April 19, 2022

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Kailash Satyarthi, The Saviour & Educator Of Child Labourers

Born as Kailash Sharma, on 11 January, 1954 , at Vidisha, M.P., Satyarthi became world famous when he was awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace, along with Malala Yousufjya 2013, ’for their

Govind Tekale

April 8, 2022

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Tsultrim Chonjor Single Handedly Built A 38km Road To Connect His Inaccessible Village

It is said that the trees bear fruits for others,the rivers flow for others,the cows give milk for others & the good people live for others: Paropakaray Phalanti Vrikshah, Paropakaray Vahanti Nadyah,

Govind Tekale

March 25, 2022

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Aarey Protests 2.0 – More Trees Were Axed Inside Aarey Again

On February 27, 2022 residents and activists demonstrated a protest as the metro car shed land in Aarey is still sealed and there are no official papers clarifying the area to fall

Aryaa Gavai

March 8, 2022

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Mother Of Orphans Sindhutai Sapkal, 1948 – 2022

Sindhutai Sapkal, known as Mai, passed away at Pune at the age of 74. She was born at Wardha, on 14 Nov,1947. She founded Mamata Bal Sadan at Kumbharvalan, in Purandar Taluka in

Govind Tekale

January 5, 2022

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Meet Aditya Dubey, The Supreme Court Petitioner Responsible For The Appointment Of An Enforcement Task Force To Reduce Air Pollution In Delhi

Meet Aditya Dubey is Environmental Activist, based in Delhi, India. He was the one advocating #Satyagraha outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence to seek his attention for his intervention to stop stubble burning immediately. In

Barkha Pawar

December 6, 2021

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Sukalo Gond, A Relentless Activist Fighting For Forests

Sukalo Gond is a veteran Adivasi activist from Uttar Pradesh’s Majhouli Village. She is an important force in the struggle for implementation of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh. Before

Barkha Pawar

November 6, 2021

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