The People's Padma | Honouring the Unsung Tulasi Gowda, Padma Shri Recipient who planted over one lakh trees. talks about the viral photo with PM Modi,' I felt so good that PM spoke to me, I thank him for honoring people like us.' Watch the special broadcast with @maryashakil | News18

45K views · 2.5K reactions | Winning hearts and applause, 72-year-old Tulasi Gowda (better known as the "Encyclopedia of Forest') went barefoot to recieve the #PadmaShri from President Kovind. Watch her #viral video here. VC: President of India | TheBetterIndia | Facebook

10K views · 305 reactions | Meet Padma Shri Tulasi Gowda, the 77-year-old who is also known as the 'Encyclopedia of Forest'. Hailing from the Halakki indigenous tribe in Karnataka, Tulasi grew up in a disadvantaged family. However, neither her poverty nor the lack of formal education stopped her from planting and nurturing thousands of trees — a task she has been on since the age of 12. . VC: PIB . . . #timesnow #timesnownews #padmashritulsigowda #tulsigowda | TIMES NOW | Facebook