SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Saalumarada Thimmakka

1911 - 2025

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Saalumarada Thimmakka (died 14 November 2025), also known as Aala Marada Thimmakka, was an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka, noted for her work in planting and tending to 385 banyan trees along a 4.5-kilometre (2.8 mi) stretch of highway between Hulikal and Kudur, Ramanagara district. She also planted nearly 8000 other trees. She received no formal education and worked as a casual labourer in a nearby quarry. Her work has been honoured with the National Citizen's Award of India. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Saalumarada Thimmakka is the 466th most popular social activist (down from 424th in 2024), the 594th most popular biography from India (down from 502nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Saalumarada Thimmakka ranks 466 out of 840. Before her are Petro Grigorenko, Giuseppe Pinelli, Gotō Shōjirō, Eugene V. Debs, Irom Chanu Sharmila, and Mirabehn. After her are Pjetër Arbnori, Surya Sen, Mary Edwards Walker, Nazik al-Abid, Hereward the Wake, and William Lloyd Garrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Saalumarada Thimmakka ranks 234. Before her are Nagarjun, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Hédi Amara Nouira, Bel Kaufman, Masayuki Mori, and Reg Parnell. After her are Michel Pécheux, Kick Smit, Matthias Kaburek, Marie Braun, Max Gluckman, and Big Joe Turner. Among people deceased in 2025, Saalumarada Thimmakka ranks 291. Before her are Jorge Costa, Djamel Menad, Christopher Loeak, Raila Odinga, Klaus Doldinger, and Park Sung-soo. After her are Abu Obaida, Johnny Tillotson, Gailard Sartain, Lenny Wilkens, Kim Sae-ron, and Jørgen Leth.

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In India

Among people born in India, Saalumarada Thimmakka ranks 594 out of 1,861. Before her are Nagarjun (1911), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), Christian Zacharias (1950), Faizi (1547), Balamani Amma (1909), and Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972). After her are Shabana Azmi (1950), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), Amarinder Singh (1942), Antony Padiyara (1921), Azim Premji (1945), and Harihara I (1336).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Saalumarada Thimmakka ranks 33. Before her are Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Ram Manohar Lohia (1910), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), Bhikaiji Cama (1861), and Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972). After her are Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Sugathakumari (1934), Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928), Kamala Nehru (1899), Pingali Venkayya (1876), and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903).

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