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The Green Champion-Thimakka
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A] At the age…………..conceive.
Introduction- We see these touching words in the internet- based inspiring write-up ,” The Green
Champion-Thimakka” .
Context – The inspiring life of Thimakka had its own share of pains and problems.
Explanation – Thimakka was poor and not properly educated. She had to work very hard since her
childhood. Her married life was not happy because she couldn’t become a mother till she was forty.
However, her husband was very supportive of her. This particular disgrace was very much
highlighted in rural areas. With nothing in life to be proud or to cherish, Thimakka thought of ending
her life when instinct and emotions overshadowed her wisdom. Soon, she was able to dispel those
clouds of instinct. Wisdom dawned. She saw a new purpose to life in giving.
B] Though the trees……………poverty.
Introduction – The given statement is from the internet-based inspiring write-up, “The Green
Champion-Thimakka”.
Context – The lines tell us that despite dedicating almost her entire life to planting trees , which are
worth a huge sum of money today , Thimakka has always lived a life of poverty.
Explanation – Thimakka is an example of an individual showing selfless and unconditional love for
planting trees and nurturing them like her own children, without looking forward to reaping any
material rewards from them. Despite the trees that she planted being worth several crores of rupees
today, she never took undue advantage of it. Rather she has had to contend with a life of poverty,
her sole source of income being a monthly pension of Rs. 500/- given by the government.
C] One might…………………their own.
Introduction – same as above.
Context – Although Thimakka and her husband’s work of planting trees may seem like something
doable, it is only individuals like herself, who know the real challenges associated with it.
Explanation – Thimakka and her husband used to carry pails of water for a distance of 4 km to water
the saplings they planted and used whatever little resources they had to plant trees. In order to get
sufficient water for the trees, they planned all their planting during monsoon. They took care of
these trees like their own children. Every year, the count of the trees kept increasing.
D] Her intentions are……………. in biodiversity.
Introduction - same as above.
Context – The given line suggests that Thimmakka is a selfless individual with noble intentions who
has contributed much to the ecological balance by planting trees.
Explanation- Thimakka and her husband have indeed done a noble service through their tireless act
of planting as many trees as they could in their lifetime. Even today, Thimakka continues her crusade
against deforestation tirelessly planting even more trees and inspiring many others in the process.
Answers:
A] Thimakka was born poor. She was not educated. She worked as a coolie. Her married life wasn’t
happy because she could not become a mother till she was forty. Her husband was very cooperative.
The couple Thimakka and Chikkaya started planting trees in their village in a stretch of 4 km. They
planted 10 banyan saplings in the first year and increased the number year after year. Now, there
are around 400 banyan trees in the area. They not only planted them but tended them to maturity.
Apart from banyan trees, she planted over 8000 other trees in over 80 years.
Thimakka received many awards including the Padmasri. Thus Thimakka started her life and work in
a humble manner, got name through her tree-planting mission.
B] Thimakka and her husband Chikkaya, were both labourers with no formal education. Even after
many years into their marriage, the couple could not beget children. At the age of 40, Thimakka
wanted to end her life as she could not conceive. However, the couple instead came up with the
idea of planting saplings and nurturing them as their own children. Thence, what started off as a
solution to a personal crises, soon became their life’s mission. They started planting banyan trees
along a stretch of 4 km on a highway. They tended to the plants like their own children, not only
planting them but also fencing, watering and guarding them. To date, there have been more than
8000 trees grown by the couple.
C] Thimakka’s noble mission of preserving the environment is being taken forward by her foster son,
Sri B N Umesh. He has been planting and tending to trees along roads in schools, public places and
also on mountains and hilltops. All the more significantly, he is successfully running the PRITHVI
BACHAO movement, besides running his own nursery where he distributes plants to farmers who
are interested in growing plants.
D] Thimakka’s outstanding work of planting trees has earned her the name Saalumarada ( meaning
‘rows of trees’ in kannada) Thimakka. It is for her altruism in this regard that she has even received
many awards and citations , which include the prestigious Padmasri award by the Indian
Government in 2019. To date there have been 8000 odd trees planted by her and her husband.

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B] Though the trees……………poverty.

C] One might…………………their own.

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D] Her intentions are……………. in biodiversity.

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