Padma Shri awardee and environmentalist ‘Saalumarada’ Thimmakka passed away on Friday. Family sources confirmed that the 114-year-old, who had been ailing, died in the private hospital where she was receiving treatment.
Born on June 30, 1911, Thimmakka earned the fame ‘Saalumarada’ after she planted 385 banyan trees all along the 4.5 km stretch between Hulikal and Kudur in the Ramanagara headquartered Bengaluru South district.
Thimmakka had no formal education.
She started the plantation campaign as she treated them as her children to fill the void in life for being childless.
For her work, she received 12 awards, including Padma Shri in 2019, Nadoja award by the Hampi University (2010), National Citizen Award (1995), and Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra award (1997).
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