Saalumarada Thimmakka (The Mother of Trees)
Now over 110 years old, she and her late husband planted and tended to nearly 400 banyan trees along a 4km highway stretch in Karnataka when they couldn't have children.
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Contact: +91-9448906660 (Umesh, Foster Son)
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Email:saalumaradathimmakkafoundation@gmail.com
Rajendra Singh (The Waterman of India)
He led a massive movement in Rajasthan to revive dead rivers and bring water back to over 1,000 villages using traditional rainwater harvesting methods (Johads).
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Contact: +91-9414066765 (Tarun Bharat Sangh Office)
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Email: jalpurushrajasthan@gmail.com
Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi (Himalayan Environmentalist)
Founder of HESCO, he focuses on "Gross Environmental Product" and develops local technologies to help Himalayan villagers live sustainably without migrating.
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Contact: +91-135-2733615 (HESCO Dehradun Office)
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Email: hesco.doon@gmail.com
Amla Ruia (Water Mother)
Through her Aakar Charitable Trust, she has helped construct over 700 check dams in Rajasthan, transforming arid land into lush, triple-crop farmland for thousands of families.
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Contact: +91-22-22045233 (Aakar Trust Office)
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Email: amlaruia@aakarcharitabletrust.org
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Rajendra Singh (The Waterman of India)
He led a massive movement in Rajasthan to revive dead rivers and bring water back to over 1,000 villages using traditional rainwater harvesting methods (Johads).
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Contact: +91-9414066765 (Tarun Bharat Sangh Office)
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Email: jalpurushrajasthan@gmail.com
Amla Ruia (Water Mother)
Through her Aakar Charitable Trust, she has helped construct over 700 check dams in Rajasthan, transforming arid land into lush, triple-crop farmland for thousands of families.
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Contact: +91-22-22045233 (Aakar Trust Office)
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Email: amlaruia@aakarcharitabletrust.org
Dr. Anil Prakash Joshi (Himalayan Environmentalist)
Founder of HESCO, he focuses on "Gross Environmental Product" and develops local technologies to help Himalayan villagers live sustainably without migrating.
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Contact: +91-135-2733615 (HESCO Dehradun Office)
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Email: hesco.doon@gmail.com
Jasmit Singh Arora
, a resident of Kolkata, is widely known as the "Gutli Man of India"for his mission to turn discarded mango seeds (gutlis) into a green revolution. A former doctor and entrepreneur, Arora collects millions of mango seeds from across the country to nurture them into saplings and distribute them free of charge to farmers.Do support him by donating some money or mango seeds which he nurtures. Jasmit Singh Arora explicitly encourages people to call him directly at 9831459390.
Jadav Payeng (The Forest Man)
Single-handedly grew a 1,360-acre forest in Assam over 40 years, now home to tigers and rhinos.
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Contact: +91-6002647344 (Daughter, Munmuni)
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Email: munmunipayeng@gmail.com
Peepal Baba (Give Me Trees Trust)
Has planted over 20 million trees across India, specializing in the high-oxygen Peepal tree.
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Contact: +91-9811258150
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Website:
givemetrees.org
Tulsi Gowda (The Encyclopedia of the Forest)
A Padma Shri awardee from Karnataka who has planted over 30,000 saplings and possesses unparalleled knowledge of medicinal plants and diverse tree species.
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Contact: +91-9483103233 (Local coordinator/Representative)
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Location: Honnali village, Karnataka
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