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100,000 Saplings. 1500 People. One Day. One Farmer Called “Maram” (Tree).
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100,000 Saplings. 1500 People. One Day. One Farmer Called “Maram” (Tree).
Field Stories
10 Nov 2026
05:13 am

Thangasamy Maram would answer the phone with "Hello, I am Maram (tree) speaking." The Pudukkottai farmer planted trees until he lost count, talked to each one, and knew tree species so well that forest officers sought his help. His rule: for every tree cut, plant ten.
He passed away on 16 September 2018. Every year on that day, Cauvery Calling honors him by planting over 100,000 trees. This September, almost 1500 people came together to plant 100,687 saplings in his memory.
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