Monday, November 22, 2021

Monday Mural - The Forest Man of India

 

Wall art portrait of  ‘The Forest Man of India’ Padma Shri Jadav Payeng
at newly constructed Dispur Supermarket Flyover, Guwahati, Assam 
[ Art work by TEAM LivingArt Guwahati )
[ Jadav "Molai" Payeng is an environmental activist and forestry worker from Majuli,popularly known as the Forest Man of India.Over the course of several decades, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve. The forest, called Molai forest after him, is located near Kokilamukh of Jorhat, Assam, India and encompasses an area of about 1,360 acres / 550 hectares.In 2015, he was honoured with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. ]
~ Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadav_Payeng ]
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7 comments:

Sami said...

Amazing man, we need more people like him to make the world a better place!
So great that he was honoured with a bright and colourful mural.
Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Rupam.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

What a fascinating back story and a beautiful mural. It's really appropriate that he is surrounded by leaves of all shoes and colors. Simply stunning, Rupam.

Amy said...

The world needs more like him.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
Great mural for a great man... he was featured in a BBC documentary some time back and he was so impressive! YAM xx

s.c said...

Every country needs a forest man.

magiceye said...

Amazing person! Well done!

rupam sarma said...

@Sami Indeed, Thank you so much for your words. Thanks for hosting _()_

@Bleubeard and Elizabeth Thank you so much _()_

@Amy Glad you like, Thank you so much _()_

@Yamini MacLean Thank you so much for your comment _()_

@s.c Thanks a lot _()_

@magiceye Thanks a lot _()_