Saalumarada thimmakka essay in english
Saalumarada thimmakka story in english
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Childless woman who mothered trees
Bangalore, India – She sits, basking under the mid-morning Sun, away from the shade of the huge banyan tree she planted many moons ago.
“Saalumarada” Thimmakka is unassuming, her demeanour betraying none of the accolades she has received in the last two decades.
Thimmakka is no ordinary woman.
The huge banyan tree, overseeing her home, is one of the 284 similar ones she planted along with her husband several years ago.
Today, they majestically line a five-km stretch from Kudur to Hulikal, some 80km from Bangalore in southern India’s Karnataka state.
The awe-inspiring sight of the banyan trees got her the prefix “Saalumarada” (meaning row of trees in the local Kannada language).
As the trees she planted grew in height, her stature as well as a legend has grown.
A recent full-length feature film in Kannada called “Saalumarada Thimmakka” is based on her life.
Thimmakka is an icon, says environmentalist Nagesh Hegde.
The majestic line of tree