Yuva Bharati - April 2019

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Saalumarada Thimmakka also known as Aalada Marada Timakka is a not a VIP or a person who hits the news headlines often. Her work is planting trees and tending them. She has planted nearly 8000 trees in and around her village kudoor in Karnataka. For such works which are seldom known outside their states, the Central Government have been rewarding with the prestigious Padma awards in the last couple of years. According to one of the botanical reports done by a survey, the value of a tree which Thimmakka has planted is several lakhs. One can only imagine the value of all those trees that are planted by her and grown into huge trees now. They are worth several crores of rupees today. Yet, by dedicating all of them in service of the state and the environment and not expecting any reward in return, she has taken a life of a pure, selfless service. Having lead an active life as a passionate environmentalist and an eternal lover of nature, Saalumarada Thimmakka still cherishes the dream of planting more trees in future. There have been many who came to lime light through these National level Recognition. Selfless service