"Saalumarada Thimmakka"

 

Hello Everyone!!!

             Today’s topic is about “ Saalumarada Thimmakka ” the Indian Environmentalist from Karnataka. So before going into the topic first shall we learn few things about environment.

          Environment……what is Environment? Environment is a place where different things are such as swampy or hot environment. It is a collection of different speices, micro-organisms, flora and fauna.  It mainly emphasizes on healthy life of each and every living and non-living thing .In one way or the other every individual depends on environment. So it is necessary for an individual to be concerned about environment. But how many of us are worried about environment??

          So now we go into the topic in order to know the how the “Saalumarada Thimmakka” played a role to keep environment safe.

 

                                          Saalumarada Thimmakka

                                            

 

“Saalumara Thimmakka” who is an Indian environmentalist was born in Gubbi Taluk, Tumkuru district in Karnataka. She is also known as Aalad Marada Thimmakka. Due to poverty and because of some reasons she had no formal education and worked as a coolie. After some years she got married to Sri Bikkala Chikkaiah, who too hailed from a modest background.

                                          She had no rest from poverty .This couple could not conceive child, so they remind childless after many years of their marriage. They used to be sad because of no children and also faced some humiliations and some difficult situations for not being able to bear children. So suddenly they had a thought ,why not we plant saplings and treat them as our children? So from then they started planting trees and they planted nearly 400 banyan trees along 4km between Hulikal and kudur.

                      After few years Chikkaiah died and her relatives try to grab a small land from her which she had. But they couldn’t and paid some amount of money and took that land. After that one of the journalist ,”broke” Thimmakka’s story and this came to notice of then Prime Minister. She was welcomed to one event and received “National Citizens Award” ,that event they her life forever. From then she received many awards because of her contribution towards environment. She planted nearly 8000 trees.

                        And that’s her dedication towards nature. Even in the season of changing she will trust in the good she will welcome new beginnings.

                   “Soaking the gardens of our souls

                     In life, in growth, in courage to bloom….

                     And in her outstretched hands,

                      She offers a new beginning….

                      But its up to you to take it.

So try to save environment and try to inspire from the stories of “Saalumarada Thimmakka”

  Though we can’t make great changes as she did but..

“Small change in individual can bring a lot of change in environment”.

Because of her dedication towards nature we are beneficial right now, so let’s do the same for future generations….

 So today let’s plant a sapling for a better tomorrow……