Shyam Sunder Paliwal is a social activist from

Piplantri Piplantri a village located in Rajsamand district in Rajasthan State, India. Notability The villagers of Piplantri plant 111 trees every time a girl child is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruition as the girls ...

village in

Rajsamand Rajsamand is a city, located in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsama ...

district in the Indian state of

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. He was awarded

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...

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for social service in 2021. He is known as the "Father of Eco-Feminism". He lost his daughter in 2006, since then 111 saplings are planted every time a girl child is born in Piplantri village.

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{{Reflist 1964 births Living people People from Rajsamand district Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work Social workers from Rajasthan