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Indian social entrepreneur. And environmental activist
Prasiddhi Singh
Prasiddhi Singh’s portrait commemorating her award
Born (2012-10-31) 31 October 2012 (age 11)
NationalityIndian
Known forEnvironmental activism
HonoursPradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, 2021

Prasiddhi Singh (born 31 October 2012) is a social entrepreneur and environmental activist, hailing from the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu. She is well noted for having led the plantation programme of thousands of trees and fourteen forests all across India, with a specific focus in the derogated Tamil region, through the ‘Prasiddhi Forest Foundation’ she has established. In Puducherry, Prasiddhi had regularly been carrying out environmental activities.

Personal life

Prasiddhi was born in 2012 and is currently undergoing her primary studies at the Mahindra World School in Chennai. She started with environmental activism in 2016 after Cyclone Vardah uprooted trees in her neighbourhood and destroyed villages and farmlands.

Awards and recognition

For her contributions in the "field of social welfare," Singh was presented with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "7-YO Environmentalist Helps Plant 13000 Trees, Aims to plant 1 Lakh Saplings". The Better India. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  2. ^ "This 7-year-old girl from Tamil Nadu is aiming to plant 1 lakh trees to improve the Earth's green cover". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  3. ^ "Prasiddhi Forest – Youngest Fruit Forest Creator". Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  4. ^ "Treegering green goals". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  5. ^ "The Times of India". PM Bal Puraskar winner talks greenager goals. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
  6. ^ "Mahindra World School student Prasiddhi Singh conferred Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021". India Education,Education News India,Education News | India Education Diary. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  7. ^ Kamini Mathai (Nov 14, 2019). "Teen eco warriors on a mission to school Chennai on climate change | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
  8. ^ "വയസ് ഏഴ്, ഇതുവരെ നട്ടത് 13,000 തൈകൾ, ലക്ഷ്യം ഒരുലക്ഷം മരങ്ങൾ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-03-17.


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