Shyam Sunder Paliwal

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Shyam Sunder Paliwal is a well-known social activist from Piplantri, Rajasthan.When he was 6 years old, his mother died due to snakebite.At the age of 11, he dropped out of school and worked for a private marble company.When he was 23 years old, he got married. The couple was blessed with two daughters and a son.When his elder daughter, Kiran, was 18 years old, she died due to dehydration. It was the turning point of his life.After witnessing his village turning into a barren land due to extensive mining, he decided to plant trees in the area so that no one faces the situation of drought in the future.In an interview when he was asked about his inspiration, he said: August 21, 2007, was the saddest day of my life, when my daughter Kiran, 16, returned from school with stomach pain. Despite been taken to hospital, she could not be saved. It was a terrible loss. But I decided my daughter shall stay with me forever. I also decided that each person in the village shall feel the pride to be a parent of a daughter.This noble initiative of turning his village into a green haven was started by planting a Kadam tree (Burflower tree) in the remembrance of his daughter, Kiran; as it symbolises sublime love. Shyam Sunder Paliwal Hugging a Kadam Tree in the Remembrance of His Daughter Kiran.When he became the sarpanch of his village, his first goal was to encourage and motivate people to stop killing the girl child, and the second goal was to plant more trees in the area.He started Kiran Nidhi Yojna, according to which 111 trees are planted whenever a girl child is born. It is followed by a fixed deposit of Rs. 31000 in which Rs. 10,000 is contributed by the family members of the girl child and rest by the panchayat members and other villagers. The amount is handed over to the girl or her family after it gets matured.