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It was given to respect her work towards planting the trees and saving the environment, and the hardship the couple faced during the process. In 2018, she was honored with India’s highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.

Death

Narasamma was 98 years old when she passed away as a result of chronic lung disease. Only 8 of Narasamma’s 12 children survived past the first few years.

Sulagitti Narasamma The Midwife

Narasamma was 20 years old in 1940 when she helped with her aunt’s delivery.

Sulagitti Narasamma – The Story Of A Midwife

Most gynecologists are about 24 years old when they graduate but Sulagitti Narasamma was only 20 when she helped deliver her aunt’s baby.

saalumarada thimmakka biography of martin

Thimmakka and her husband thus commenced a journey of pure dedication, untiring, and unselfish love of planting trees and nourishing them till they bore fruit.

From Thimmakka to Saalumarada Thimmakka

Thimmaka and her husband decided to plant trees from their village to the next village, Kudoor.

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  • SankalpTaru – Plant trees in Karnataka to bring more rain showers in the state.

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    Undoubtedly, it is the most prestigious award in India for literature. After several years of marriage when the couple could not have any children, to fill the emptiness in their life the couple decide to plant banyan trees and raise them as their kids.

    Several religious and political leaders attended her funeral. Rao – was also awarded the Karnataka Ratna award in June 2001

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    She earned the Kitturu Rani Chennamma award, the National Citizen award of India and the Karnataka Rajyotsava award in the next year.

    In 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tumkur University. The greatest ruler of the dynasty was Pulakeshi II (610-642 AD) who among others defeated the Pallava King Mahendra Verman I.

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      She was actively involved in the state and national environmental protection campaign.

      Thimmakka was also involved in many other social activities. This included her daughter Jayamma who followed in her mother’s footsteps to become a local midwife. 

      Awards And Recognition

      Sulagitti Narasamma’s work earned her national recognition.

      Kittur is best known for the heroic resistance the Rani Channamma put up against the British here in 1824. However, this never deterred her spirit from helping mankind.

      Accreditations and Citations of Saalumarada Thimmakka

      Saalumarada Thimmaka had been a role model for environmentalists all over the world.

      In 2012, she was felicitated with the D. Devaraj Urs award by the Karnataka state government. In a nutshell, he is a man with a good heart.