{{Infobox Writer
| name = Umesh B N
| image = UmeshBN.jpg
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| name = Umesh B N
|birth_date = 1951 or 1952 (age 71–72)[1]
|birth_place = Brlur Taluk, Hassan, Karnataka, IndiaCite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). is the oldest living environmentalist from Karnataka. She is a recipient of many awards other than her latest honor, Padma Shri. Unfortunately, could have no children. She identifies and Appreciates Umeshs environmental protection work and she was legally adopted as a foster son. Now Salumarada Thimmakka is living with Umesh.
In school days itself, he would start the day by delivering newspapers directly to the doorsteps. He was reaching the school directly after distributing the Newspapers to the houses in the city. In school holidays he was doing labor work in villagers farm fields, Coffee Estates, etc., for a daily wage. He started saving money from this wage and started using it for environmental protection. At a very young age, when life is too difficult to lead, he is a true inspiration for all the youth of the world through doing the service of the environmental mother.
Since Umesh was in his 8th standard he developed a hobby of planting saplings in public places and used to take care of the saplings till they grew up healthy and stronger. He would also collect the seeds of various kinds that were available locally and were of great importance to the ecological balance of the region and make them sprout into a proud sapling in his school days.
Umesh has rendered a vast service in Nature Conservation. Till date, he has planted and conserved about 20,000 Twenty thousand plants. They have been planted in public places, school premises, Government office premises, on the hills and bunds. This has helped in improving soil fertility, has reduced soil erosion and has helped in the increase of underground water table level.
Umesh has not only planted the plants himself but has also encouraged others to do so. In the process, he has started a sapling nursery where he has distributed about 10,00,000 Ten lakh saplings free of cost to those who love to serve mother nature. More importantly, Umesh has started an initiative of his own called PRITHVI BACHAO ANDOLAN for the purpose of Nature Conservation. As a part of this Andolan, Umesh has been visiting villages, towns, and cities and has been creating awareness among people. He has been involved in this Andolan from the year 2006 and since then he has been creating awareness among people regarding Global Warming, Pollution, Water contamination, Deforestation, etc.. and in the process has succeeded in bringing in remarkable changes in Nature Conservation.
Though Umesh is 34 years of age and appears to be at the youth junction of his life, his achievements in Conserving Nature has been a step to be noted for the youth of India. He has also participated in about 3000 and odd programs related to Nature Conservation all over the nation.
Through his Prithvi Bachao Andolan Umesh has hitherto administered the oath to conserve Mother Nature for about 75,00,000 Seventy-five Lakh students. This has helped create awareness among those students to preserve and conserve nature. As a part of his social service has organized cataract operation and eye care treatment for Beggars, Destitute, Old people, etc. The All India Radio Hassan Division, Prasara Bharathi has interviewed Umesh and broadcast his interview all over the state. Dharwad All India Radio, Chitradurga Prasara Bharathi and RED FM have broadcast his interviews. Umesh has participated in many of the TV channel programs about conserving nature as a topic.
In our country achievers from the sports, the field will get identified and honored for their achievement in a short time. But in the field of Social service especially in Environment, its not so easy to do the achievement in a short time. So I am nominating this young achiever he was started his journey at a very young age it will give encouragement and message for countless youths across the nation especially in the field of Environmental protection.
Achievement edit
1] Identified Umesh work, Govt of Karnataka published about his information and contribution to environmental protection in School Textbook. In 6th Standard English Poem called Nature Friend as well as in SSLC Hindi Textbook lesson called Introduction of Salumarada Thimmakka. 2] Umesh also encouraged others to do so. In the process, he has started a sapling nursery where he has distributed about 10,00,000 Ten lakh saplings free of cost to those who love to serve Environment. Till date, he has planted and conserved about 20,000 Twenty thousand plants. 3] Umesh has started an initiative of his own called “PRITHVI BACHAO ANDOLAN” for the purpose of Nature, Water, Wildlife Conservation. As a part of this Andolan, Umesh has been visiting villages, towns, and cities and has been creating awareness among people and 75,00,000 Seventy-five Lakh students. 4] As a part of his social service has organized cataract operation and eye care treatment for Beggars, Destitute, Old people, etc. 5] Every month traveling around 5 to 8 thousand kilometers traveling for attending programs and creating awareness among people. 6] Though Umesh is 34 years of age and appears to be at the youth junction of his life, his achievements in Conserving Nature has been a step to be noted for the youth of India. He has also participated in about 3000 and odd programs related to Nature Conservation all over the nation. In this big journey, he received many prizes and honored by Govt as well as associations, Organizations.
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- Thimmakka and Chikkanna were mocked - now their 300 trees serve and smile back
- image of Saalumarada Thimmakka on qph.is.quoracdn.net
- Saalumarada Thimmakka International Foundation.org
Category:Indian environmentalists
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