Daripalli Ramaiah, India’s tree man, died April 12, aged 87

Daripalli Ramaiah, India’s tree man, died April 12, aged 87

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In Reddipalli, a village tucked into the dry red soils of Khammam district in India’s Telangana state, there lived a man who measured life not in years or wealth, but in saplings. By his own modest estimate, Daripalli Ramaiah planted more than 10 million trees. For more than six decades he traveled — on foot, later …

Brihaspathi Technologies Limited Employees Pay Tribute to Padma Shri Daripalli Ramaiah by Planting Over 600 Saplings

Hyderabad: As a mark of respect and tribute to the “Vanajeevi” Padma Shri awardee Daripalli Ramaiah, who dedicated his life to afforestation, Brihaspathi Technologies Limited, India’s leading provider of AI surveillance and e-security systems, organized a massive tree plantation drive in Velijerla village near Shadnagar. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The initiative saw enthusiastic participation from over 100 employees of Brihaspathi Technologies …