Daripalli Ramaiah
Darepalli Ramaiah | |
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 The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Shri Daripalli Ramaiah, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2017. | |
| Born | 1 July 1937 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Chetla Ramaiah Vanajeevi Ramaiah |
| Occupation | Tree conservationist |
| Known for | Tree conservation |
Daripalli Ramaiah (also known as Chetla Ramaiah, Vanajeevi Ramaiah; born 1937) is an Indian
Early life
He was born in Reddypally village in Khammam district, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana).[3] He had schooling till 10th standard.[4]
Life
Social forestry campaign
As a relentless campaigner of
and many more in his mission to cover every barren land with trees.Ramaiah believes in seed as the solution to human well being. "Of all the species that consider the Earth as their home, the most exalted is the human being. He supposedly has intellect, can think, can do and can get things done. Nature has bestowed her choicest blessings on this form of life. Therefore, we have a duty towards nature. Protect the nature; protect everything created by God, for the posterity", says Ramaiah.[5] He sold his 3 acres land to buy more saplings and seeds.
Biography Book
Vitthanam nundi Padmam Varaku-Vanajeevi Prayaanam by Naresh Jilla in Telugu. This book describes Ramaiah's life from childhood to Padma Sri and Ramaiah's succession Principles.
Modus Operandi
Ramaiah transformed the famous quote "Plant a tree and save a life" into action rather than lecturing the benefits. Locals know him as a man with pockets full of seeds and who pedals miles together with an overload of saplings on his bicycle. He truly recognises the need to plant trees to save our environment and desperately plants saplings in each and every barren land he passes by. Sometimes he is accompanied by his wife and children from local schools. Though he never had any formal education, Ramaiah in his pursuit has read up umpteen number of books on trees and the process of planting trees. He is considered as a walking encyclopedia on plants.
Recognition and awards
The government of
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Seva Award |
| 2005 | Vanamitra Award[2] |
| 2015 | National Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Award |
| 2017 | Padma Shri[1] |
References
- ^ a b Correspondent, Special. "Padma awards for five from Telangana; Three from AP also honoured". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b Sridhar, P. "Khammam's green warrior soldiers on". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Sridhar, P. (8 October 2017). "Lesson on 'Vanajeevi' in school likely". The Hindu.
- ^ "Man with a green thumb: The Padma awardee who planted 10 million saplings". 29 January 2017.
- ^ "How many trees have you planted?". The Better India. 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Haritaharam".