Synopsis : Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka’s tree woman, breathed her last at the age of 114. She leaves behind over 8,000 trees that she planted, which serve as living testaments to a lifetime of devotion and nurturing.

“We must care for trees, like how we care for children,” India’s “tree woman” Saalumarada Thimmakka once said in a media interview. Thimmakka, born in Karnataka, breathed her last on Friday, 14 November, at the age of 114. She leaves behind over 8,000 trees that she planted, which serve as living testaments to a lifetime of devotion and nurturing.

Born in a small village in Karnataka, Thimmakka did not have access to formal education and spent her time helping her family with farming. Her deep love for nature translated into planting saplings after her marriage a

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