Tulsi Gowda
Indian environmentalist
Tulsi Gowda (c. 1938 – 16 December 2024) was an Indian environmentalist. She was born in Honnāli, British India.[1] In 2021, she was honored with the Padma Shri. Gowda was known as the "Encyclopedia of the Forest" because she was able to recognise the mother tree of any species of tree.[2][3][4]
Tulsi Gowda | |
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.jpg) Gowda receiving the Padma Shri award from President ram Nath Kovind | |
| Born | 1937 or 1938 |
| Died | (aged 86) Honnali, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, India |
| Other names | Encyclopedia of Forest |
| Occupation | Environmentalist |
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Gowda died on 16 December 2024, at her home in Honnāli, Karnataka at the age of 86.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Keynote Dialogue - Padma Shri Tulsi Gowda and Sudheer K. Shankar". UNESCO MGIEP. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ "Tulsi Gowda 'Encyclopedia of the Forest', Receives Padma Shri At 77". India Today. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ "The 'Encyclopedia of Forest': Meet Tulasi Gowda, the Barefoot Padma Awardee". News18. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- ↑ Video | 'Encyclopedia Of Forest' Tulsi Gowda Receives Padma Shri Award, retrieved 2021-11-15
- ↑ "Tribal environmental activist Tulasi Gouda passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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