Tulsi Gowda an Indian environmentalist aged 72, Tribal legend from Honnali village, Karnataka. She has planted more than 30,000 saplings & looks after it, she made immense contributions towards preserving the environment. She is honoured with Padma Shri.
R Pappammal, an organic farmer from Coimbatore. She is 105-years-old and was awarded the Padma Shri this year for popularising organic farming. Pappammal comes from a generation of farmers who believe in doing the hard work themselves. She owns a 2.5-acre farm in her village Thekkampatti. Over the years, she has worked closely with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.