Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22 to promote harmony among various beings living on our planet.
“He that plant trees, loves others besides himself.”
– Thomas Fuller, Writer
As children, you’re taught about the significance of preserving mother earth. Be it at school or home it’s ingrained into you how simple habits like closing the water tap after use, replacing plastic bags with paper bags and planting saplings around your house can help the environment. But how many of you take these practices seriously and do your bit for the environment?
On the occasion of the 49th International Mother Earth Day, Team Storyweavers, brings to you the life and work of environmentalist and Padma Shri award winner Saalumarada Thimmakka. She has single-handedly planted over 8000 trees and is an example for all of us to emulate.
Born in a poor family in Gubbi village of Tumakuru in Karnataka, Thimmakka did not have the privilege to go to school. She started working in a quarry at a young age and was soon married to Bikkala Chikkayya, a labourer from Hulikal village. Being childless worried the couple. That’s when Chikkayya came up with the brilliant idea to plant saplings and nurture them as their own children.
What started off as a solution to a personal crisis soon became their life’s mission. They, together, planted about 385 banyan trees along a four-km stretch from Hulikal to Kudoor. After Chikkayya’s death, Thimmakka continued the noble deed of planting trees. Her outstanding work earned her a name Saalumarada (meaning row of trees in Kannada).
Thimmakka’s contributions to the betterment of the environment don’t limit to planting trees alone. She has also been an active campaigner of rainwater harvesting and is working towards building a hospital in her village. She’s a recipient of various awards and has been listed in BBC’s most influential and inspiring 100 women.
Thimmakka, who recently turned 107, encourages everyone, especially children, to plant a sapling and nurture it into a tree. Her philosophy is – “If you want to fill the void of emptiness then plant a dream and nourish it like your own baby.”
We hope Thimmakka’s story inspires you to do your bit for mother earth. Do tell us what you would like to do for our planet earth.
Plant a sapling for a greener tomorrow!
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Comments
Haarika YM
June 21, 2020
Hats off to Thimmakka amma. ?????????????????? I am really really inspired by her
Sairaj Shendage
April 21, 2020
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aparna mishra
November 10, 2019
hats off to thimmakka amma
Bhagyashree
September 2, 2019
Thanks byjus ??
Nithya Kasturi
May 30, 2019
Inspirational story which every child should go across . thank you byzus for the info
Pratik Mondal
May 9, 2019
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Soujanya
May 9, 2019
It was an fantastic and inspiring story. Everyone of us must plant a tree
Ananya
May 9, 2019
Thanks byjuse ? very helpful
Ketki
May 9, 2019
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Minnah
May 7, 2019
Thank you byju’s for giving us an knowledge and information like this.I enjoyed on reading this.
Pulkit
May 6, 2019
Thank You ! Byjus for giving us such knowledge about earth day .
I don’t know that before.
Also a heartiest thanks to Saalumarada Thimmakka for creating this day
Clean Earth , Green Earth.
KARTHIC
May 6, 2019
THANKS BYJUS
M Safinaaz Hussain
May 5, 2019
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Jayakeerthi
May 1, 2019
What we do is what we feel. And so, we don’t feel the obstacles in nurturing a plant into a tree until we do it. No comments on the efforts of this wonder woman. They are beyond the reach of words
Purab
April 30, 2019
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April 29, 2019
Inspiring indeed!
Lekshmi Jayan
April 28, 2019
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April 28, 2019
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Anushka Shah
April 27, 2019
I have earlier listened to this story but I came through this in detail today.
Umme kulsum khan
April 27, 2019
Thank you byjus ??
Diya
April 25, 2019
Thank you Baiju’s for this wonderful information……………
She’s a great inspiration………..
LALITH CHEEDELLA
April 25, 2019
THANKS BYJU’S FOR THIS NICE AND GOOD INFORMATION THANKS A LOT??!!
LET US TAKE MANY STEPS AS POSSIBLE TO SAVE OUR CULTURE NATURE LAST BUT NOT LEAST EARTH!!
A VERY HAPPY EARTH DAY TO ALL OF YOU TEACHERS AND MY FRIENDS AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF WORLD!!
Ananya Ghadi
April 25, 2019
I have been part of organization called “Green Saviours” in Belgaum for the last two years. Every Sunday morning we plant or maintain the sites that we already planted and the next Sunday will be our 161st Sunday. We as a team have planted over 15000 trees with survival rate of 75% and will continue do the same. I also learnt about sustainable lifestyle and hence have stopped buying or using plastic bags for the last one year. I ensure my parents and relatives also follow this strictly.
I have also realized that buying things without the need creates garbage and hence have limited my shopping to necessities 🙂
Samriddhi
April 24, 2019
One step by everyone can change our beautiful world ?????
Kong kong
April 24, 2019
Thank you BYJU’S for giving us this awareness
Anjali
April 24, 2019
Thanks BYJU’S for giving us such kind of information
Arsha
April 24, 2019
It inspire us to do something for our earth
Pradeep mishra
April 23, 2019
Thank you byju’s for giving so useful knowledge to us ?????
Trupti sutar
April 23, 2019
It is very interesting story. We should definitely
plant more trees. ??
Shagun
April 23, 2019
Thanks Byju’s for such a brilliant info.
Happy Earth Day to all ???
Anushka Singh
April 23, 2019
The journey starts from our own home… We should start from today for a greener tommorow…plant a sapling to save 100 lives…We should save our mother Earth… Thank you byju’s.
Jack Sony
April 23, 2019
Thankyou byju’s for this advice
Janhavi
April 23, 2019
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From Janhavi
Sonal Rajput
April 23, 2019
Thanks Byjus for this information. I will definitely plant sapling I will reuse the products and I save electricity
Tinklejit
April 23, 2019
Every year I plant a sapling this year also I will plant.thankyou byjus
Rudra patel
April 23, 2019
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Aleena Cyrus
April 23, 2019
Thanks for spending your valuable time for sharing your knowledge with us.
Labdhi
April 23, 2019
Thanks byjus for this earth dAY INFORMATION
ANU pretty
April 23, 2019
good
Haripriya
April 23, 2019
Thanks BYJUS for informing us about the the importance of plants in our society.???
Mansi sharma
April 22, 2019
Thanks for the information……on 22 April my mom’s birthday is there ???
Ranjit kunar Ray
April 22, 2019
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Of clean earth.
Daya T S
April 22, 2019
It’s a great inspirational story for me…..
Varshini
April 22, 2019
It was a great inspirational story.thank you byju’s
Esha Bhattacharya
April 22, 2019
Thank you for such informative facts! Plant trees more and more… Let the world breathe fresh air…. And let us feel fresh and feel free. Keep planting trees. We must make it a habit to plant at least one tree earth on our birthdays. Such an initiative would surely help us step toward a pollution free world!
Krishna
April 22, 2019
Without ? we cannot survive on the earth so please how many people in your family
You can want number of families we you have plant ?
Suppose you have four number of family members you want to plant ?whole you want
Plants like this ? ? ?
Vedika Mandke
April 22, 2019
Thank you Byjus for such a lovely information!!
You are really spreading the message of plantation more wide! ????☺️☺️
Khushi
April 22, 2019
Thanks for giving such information.
Shivani
April 22, 2019
Tq byjus for this information.i will definitely plant a small sapling
I will reuse the products nd save electricity
Alvika Raj
April 22, 2019
Great thanks to byju’s and special thanks to Mrs.Thimmakka for her great contribution to our environment.
I am truly inspired by this inspirational role model and will plant some sapling smyself for our future.??
Ojasvi sharma
April 22, 2019
Really such a inspirational story for us
Thnx byjus
Jesvi Maria
April 22, 2019
Let us change our world!!Let us take a step forward to change our
beautiful blue planet from this destructive means…..
Wish you all HAPPY EARTH DAY
Vasumathi
April 22, 2019
Thank you byjus for giving such a awareness
Syed Mustafa Hussain Jafri
April 22, 2019
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April 22, 2019
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April 22, 2019
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Sanyam
April 22, 2019
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