Environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee Tulsi Gowda has passed away.
Obituary
In December 2024, environmentalist Tulsi Gowda, also known as the 'Encyclopedia of Forest', passed away at the age of 86 in Honnali, Karnataka. She was born in 1938 in Honnali.
- In 2021, she was honored with the Padma Shri Award, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for her outstanding contributions to environmental conservation.
- Tulsi Gowda came from the Halakki tribal family and was lovingly called "Vruksha Maate" (Mother of Trees) by her tribe, due to her deep knowledge of the forest.
- Tulsi Gowda, renowned for planting over 1,00,000 trees in Karnataka, annually nurtured 30,000 saplings, enhancing one community reserve, five tiger reserves, 15 conservation areas, and 30 wildlife sanctuaries, preserving diverse ecosystems.
Main Point :- (i) The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD), Karnataka, awarded her an honorary doctorate for her exceptional environmental knowledge and efforts.
(ii) In 1986, she received the Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award (IPVM), which recognizes outstanding work in tree planting and the development of barren lands.
(iii) In 1999, she was honored with the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (also called the Kannada Rajyotsava Award), which is the second-highest civilian award in Karnataka, given annually to distinguished citizens over the age of sixty.
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