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When President was blessed by ‘Mother of Trees’

New Delhi: The strict protocol of Rashtrapati Bhavan could not curb the motherly instincts of 106-year-old Saalumarada Thimmakka, who was awarded Padmashree for planting thousands of trees in Karnataka, as she touched…

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Published March 17, 2019 · 2 min read
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New Delhi: The strict protocol of Rashtrapati Bhavan could not curb the motherly instincts of 106-year-old Saalumarada Thimmakka, who was awarded Padmashree for planting thousands of trees in Karnataka, as she touched the forehead of President Ram Nath Kovind to bless him.

Thimmakka, who has earned the nickname of ‘Vruksha Mathe (mother of trees)’ for planting 8,000 trees -- including over 400 banyan trees -- was honoured along with other personalities at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday.

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