How devoted are you to the cause of environmental issues?
Daripalli Ramaiah has devoted his whole life to make the world greener, in such an impactful way that he has personally planted over 1 crore trees to make it a better place for all of us.
The one-man-army from Telangana has been awarded a Padmashri by the Indian government – one of the highest civilian honours in the country, for his mindblowing work in the field.
Hailing from Telangana, Daripalli did not wait for others to bring about a change and took the charge himself to plant greeneries over the years, eventually extending the count to 10 million full-grown trees.
Once mocked for his zeal to safeguard the environment and called ‘mentally unstable’, the man did not stop on his mission and continued to spread greeneries everywhere. He is now also assisted by his wife, occasionally, and nearby school-children who come-in to help him, every now and then.
Just a class X passout, Daripalli boasts of immense knowledge in the area and has read several books on the subject of plantation and vegatation.
He was awarded a Padmashree for his act in the year 2017, by India’s then-president Pranab Mukherjee and an honorary doctorate by the Academy of Universal Global Peace.
His years of hard-work has contributed to making the world a better, greener place – for all of us.
If only we all step-up and do something about the environment, the world would be a much better place.