Prasiddhi Singh

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Prasiddhi Singh
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Prasiddhi Singh’s portrait commemorating her award
Born (2012-10-31) 31 October 2012 (age 12)
Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Known forEnvironmental activism
Honours Pradhan 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. [1] 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. [2] [3] In Puducherry, Prasiddhi had regularly been carrying out environmental activities. [4]

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Personal life

Prasiddhi was born in 2012 [5] and is currently undergoing her primary studies at the Mahindra World School in Chennai. [6] She started with environmental activism in 2016 after Cyclone Vardah uprooted trees in her neighbourhood and destroyed villages and farmlands. [7]

Awards and recognition

For her contributions in the field of social welfare, Singh was presented with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2021. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "7-YO Environmentalist Helps Plant 13000 Trees, Aims to plant 1 Lakh Saplings". The Better India. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  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. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Prasiddhi Forest – Youngest Fruit Forest Creator" . Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Treegering green goals". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Times of India". PM Bal Puraskar winner talks greenager goals. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mahindra World School student Prasiddhi Singh conferred Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021". India Education,Education News India,Education News | India Education Diary. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Kamini Mathai (14 November 2019). "Teen eco warriors on a mission to school Chennai on climate change | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "വയസ് ഏഴ്, ഇതുവരെ നട്ടത് 13,000 തൈകൾ, ലക്ഷ്യം ഒരുലക്ഷം മരങ്ങൾ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 March 2021.


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