Kollakkayil Devaki Amma, a 92-year-old environmentalist from Kerala, earned the Padma Shri for her decades-long dedication to afforestation and conservation efforts.
Devaki Amma has been honored with Padma Shri
May 21, 2026
02:21 pm
What's the storyKollakkayil Devaki Amma G, a 92-year-old environmentalist from Kerala, has been honored with the Padma Shri award for her remarkable work in afforestation and biodiversity conservation.
She was awarded the prize for her decades-long dedication to ecological restoration at the grassroots level.
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