Dukhu Majhi Explained

Dukhu Majhi
Birth Date:	1 January 1945
Birth Place:	Sindri, Baghmundi, Manbhum, Bihar (presently Purulia, West Bengal)
Other Names:	Gachh Dadu (Tree Grandfather)
Nationality:	Indian
Movement:	Tree Plantation
Awards:	Padma Shri (2024)^[1]

Dukhu Majhi is an environmental activist from West Bengal. He has planted more than 5,000 trees in the last five decades.^[2] In 2024 Government of India awarded him the Padma Shri award, the country’s fourth-highest civilian honour for his contribution to society in the field of Environment- Afforestation.^[3]

Biography

Dukhu Majhi was born in Sindri village, Purulia, West Bengal. Although he never received any formal education, he realized at the age of fifteen that the tree is extremely beneficial in human life. He is the man behind increasing greenery of terrain of the Ajodhya Hills.^[4] ^[5] Since then, he began to plant trees in the fields, meadows, crematoria. Wherever he saw empty places, he tended by planting saplings. At the age of 79, he still went out by his bicycle in the morning with two tin containers carrying some water, spade and shovel for planting trees.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: SHRI DUKHU MAJHI . . 2 August 2024.
Web site: Dukhu Majhi: Bengal's Padma Shri Hero Grows a Forest with 5,000 Trees. https://web.archive.org/web/20240801164944/https://growbilliontrees.com/blogs/knowledge/dukhu-majhi-bengals-padma-shri-hero-grows-a-forest-with-5-000-trees. 1 August 2024. 2 February 2024. growbilliontrees.com. 1 August 2024.
Web site: 2024-01-26 . From the man who planted over 5,000 trees to the original singer of ‘Boroloker Bitilo’, 8 from West Bengal get Padma Shri . 2024-08-01 . The Indian Express . en.
Book: AKHSAR SANGLAP BORSHO BARAN SANKHYA 1426. AKHSAR SANGLAP PRAKASHAN. Ballav. Utpal. 2019. 28 . bn.
News: Man’s passion for planting saplings in Bengal’s remote region draws attention. Giri. Anil. Acharya. Ashutosh. 27 January 2024. 2 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240802004449/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/padma-shri-award-dukhu-majhi-purulia-west-bengal-ajodhya-hills-2494081-2024-01-27. 2 August 2024. India Today. Purulia.
News: Man’s passion for planting saplings in Bengal’s remote region draws attention. Thakur. Joydeep. Pal. Sreyasi. 1 September 2023. 2 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240802003706/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/dukhu-majhi-the-man-who-plants-trees-to-create-shade-and-oxygen-in-barren-west-bengal-wins-national-award-101693538212465.html. 2 August 2024. Hindustan Times.