Saalumarada Thimmakka
Saalumarada thimmakka, an environmentallist, is one of the well known personalities of Karnataka. She has earned recognition due to her untiring efforts in planting and tending to 284 Banyan trees along the highway covering a distance of 4 km. Her persistent work has earned several National and international awards.
She has been honoured with the prestigious National citizens award of India for her selfless works in the field of environment. She also has u.s. environmental organisation called Thimmakka's resources for Environmental education named after her.
Saalumarada thimmakka-a brief history
Saalumarada thimmakka was born in a village named hulikal that falls under the Magadi Taluk of Bangalore rural district. She was known as Thimmakka then. She did not go to school or get any formal education.
From an early age, she worked lalourer in a query near her home. She was married off to Chikkaiah, a cattle herder. The couple wanted children but were unable to get any even after 25 years of their married life.
One day, the husband wife duo decided to plant trees to overcome the the sad the sadness and empty feeling of their lives. That was around 50 years ago. From they are started a journey of comparing love and selfless service of an ordinary couple towards an extraordinary mission: a mission to raise
as many trees as possible with love and care and as their own children.
Her journey to become saalumarada thimmakka
Thimmakka and her husband decided to plant trees along the roadside and they selected the road to the next village, kudur to fulfill their plans. This particular road was one that did not have a single trees and caused immense hardship to the travelers on the dry hot days.
They started grafting saplings from Ficus (banyan) trees is there were plenty of ficus trees near her village they grafted 10th cycling in the first year and planted them along a stretch of 4 km on the road that lead to Kudur. The increasedThe increased the number to 15 in the next year. They continued with their efforts and increase the number of saplings with each passing year.
They not only planted the saplings, but also tendet to the young saplings. Each morning they started from their home with 4 ports filled with water and water the sapling. When the pots emptied out their field them from the nearby Ponds and Wells and continue trade watering the saplings while covering the whole stretch on feet and returned home doing the same thing.
They treated the saplings as their own children and each day followed the same routine. They also protected the saplings from the grazing cattle by fencing them with thorny shrubs. Their tireless efforts begin to bear fruit when they saplings grow into large and strong trees.
The Gabbar planted the saplings mostly in the monsoon season so that the plants would get the rain water for hair growth. The couple planted more than 300 trees in total and today the Asset Value of the trees stands at more than than 1.5 million rupees. Thimmakka's husband passed away in 1991 but she continued with her mission alone and undaunted. The Government of Karnataka has taken over the management of the trees now.
Thimmakka was referred to as saalumarada thimmakka after her work God popular among the people. Saalumarada means a row of trees in Kannada language. She was given the name to Hona for dedication towards planting the saplings and preserving the environment despite the numerous hardships that she and her husband had to face along the way.
Other social activities of thimmakka
Saalumarada thimmakka did not stop at only planting trees. She got involved in various social activities like construction of a tank to store and water for the annual fair of her village. She has plans of building a hospital in her village and has set up a test for the purpose.
She is an active Crusader For spreading the message of afforestation. Her simple philosophy a flight is that every person on this earth must leave behind some asset for humanity.
She still lives in economic crisis and just managers to system how make a living from the various awards and a monthly pension. But this has never managed to kill her spirit or for person for doing good works for humankind.
Awards and recognition for thimmakka
Saalumarada thimmakka is the idol of every environmentalist today. She has shown the world how one illiterate women can make a huge difference to the society through her hard work and patience.
She has been Arnold with titles like VANAMITRA NISARGARATNA VRIKSHAPREMI and VRIKSHASRI. For her uncompromising efforts efforts towards saving the environment she has been conferred with several awards and citizens including National citizens award 1995 or not certificate from the women and child welfare department Government of Karnataka vishalakshi award by art and living organisation and the certificate appreciation from the Indian Institute of wood Science and technology, Bangalore.
Thimmakka was referred to as saalumarada thimmakka after her work God popular among the people. Saalumarada means a row of trees in Kannada language. She was given the name to Hona for dedication towards planting the saplings and preserving the environment despite the numerous hardships that she and her husband had to face along the way.
Other social activities of thimmakka
Saalumarada thimmakka did not stop at only planting trees. She got involved in various social activities like construction of a tank to store and water for the annual fair of her village. She has plans of building a hospital in her village and has set up a test for the purpose.
She is an active Crusader For spreading the message of afforestation. Her simple philosophy a flight is that every person on this earth must leave behind some asset for humanity.
She still lives in economic crisis and just managers to system how make a living from the various awards and a monthly pension. But this has never managed to kill her spirit or for person for doing good works for humankind.
Awards and recognition for thimmakka
Saalumarada thimmakka is the idol of every environmentalist today. She has shown the world how one illiterate women can make a huge difference to the society through her hard work and patience.
She has been Arnold with titles like VANAMITRA NISARGARATNA VRIKSHAPREMI and VRIKSHASRI. For her uncompromising efforts efforts towards saving the environment she has been conferred with several awards and citizens including National citizens award 1995 or not certificate from the women and child welfare department Government of Karnataka vishalakshi award by art and living organisation and the certificate appreciation from the Indian Institute of wood Science and technology, Bangalore.
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