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Prasiddhi Singh

Indian social entrepreneur and environmental activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prasiddhi Singh
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Prasiddhi Singh (born 31 October 2012) is a social entrepreneur and environmental activist, hailing from the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu.[1] She is well noted for having led the plantation programme of thousands of trees and fourteen forests all across India, with a specific focus in the derogated Tamil region, through the ‘Prasiddhi Forest Foundation’ she has established.[2][3] In Puducherry, Prasiddhi had regularly been carrying out environmental activities.[4]

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Personal life

Prasiddhi was born in 2012[5] and is currently undergoing her primary studies at the Mahindra World School in Chennai.[6] She started with environmental activism in 2016 after Cyclone Vardah uprooted trees in her neighbourhood and destroyed villages and farmlands.[7]

Awards and recognition

For her contributions in the field of social welfare, Singh was presented with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2021.[8]

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