Shyam Sunder Paliwal | |
Birth Date: | 1964 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Piplantri, Rajsamand, Rajasthan, India |
Occupation: | Social activist |
Nationality: | Indian |
Awards: | Padma Shri for Social work |
Shyam Sunder Paliwal is a social activist from Piplantri village in Rajsamand district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was awarded Padma Shri by President of India for social service in 2021.[1] He is known as the "Father of Eco-Feminism".[2]
He lost his daughter in 2006 due to dehydration as ground water level in piplantri fell below 700 meters me,[3] since then 111 saplings are planted every time a girl child is born in Piplantri village.[4] [5]