Who was Tulsi Gowda? Padma Shri awardee environmentalist, 'Encyclopedia of Forest', who died at 86

Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Gowda was known as the 'Encyclopedia of Forests' and by her tribe as the 'tree goddess' because of her knowledge of the forest.

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