Environmentalist from Karnataka Padma Shri recipient Tulsi Gowda has been nominated for the Mother Teresa Memorial Award-2021 instituted by Harmony Foundation here for her astounding and inspirational contribution towards conservation of trees and her prodigious traditional knowledge of the same.
Seventeen- year-old Aadya Joshi, the recipient of the Children’s Climate Prize 2020, has also been nominated for the Mother Teresa Memorial Award-2021. Paani Foundation and Mr Subojit Mukherjee are two other nominees for this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Award, according to Dr Abraham Mathai, Founder-chairman of the Harmony Foundation.
All the nominees for the Mother Teresa Memorial Award-2021 will be bestowed the honour at the hands of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan here on Monday.
Seventeen-seven-year-old Tulsi Gowda who was honoured with the country's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri by the Government of India last year, has been recognised for having planted more than 30,000 saplings.
She has been looking after of the nurseries of the Karnataka Forest Department. Despite having no formal education, she has made immense contributions towards preserving the environment.
She is also known as the "Encyclopaedia of Forest" for her ability to recognize the mother tree of any every species of tree.
A young dynamic girl who is the pioneer and founder of The Right Green initiative, Aadya Joshi spreads awareness by educating children and municipal authorities about using native plants to create biodiversity-rich ecosystems in urban environments.
Founded by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his ex-wife Kiran Rao, the Paani Foundation has been recognised for its “impeccable and extraordinary mission” to create a drought-free Maharashtra, which is ecologically as well as economically prosperous.
Mr. Subojit Mukherjee is being bestowed this year award for his exceptionally insightful efforts to amplify the green cover in and around Mumbai, and as a Jal Rakshak, for his leading innovations in rainwater harvesting.