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A Gouri Naik from Ganesh Nagar, Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka,acquired the title of 'Lady Bhagirath' as she single handedly dug two 60ft deep wells,only b'coz she wanted to take care of her plants and trees.

And they say @GretaThunberg is an Environmentalist.

Gouri is a 51-year old woman who displayed to her village and to the world that she is much younger in spirit. She managed to single-handedly dig a 60 ft deep well in just 3 months with absolutely no help or support from anybody.
While the rest of us constantly complain of sore backs and headaches after spending 8 hrs before a computer screen,Gouri spent 3 mths digging for about 5-6 hrs each day.
Gouri belongs to a remote village where people cannot afford to pay for manpower. But she refused to give in to the play of destiny by becoming the manpower she sought, herself. Despite being a daily wage labourer and a mother, it is quite surprising to note that Gouri...
...managed to grow around 150 Areca trees, 15 Coconut trees, and a few Banana trees around her home and to create a regular supply of water for these coconut and areca plants, the idea of building a well came into her mind.
It was precisely this grit that led the people of village to bestow her with the title of 'Lady Bhagirath'. As Bhagirath was a king who brought down River Ganga from the heaven to the earth.Village folk have truly accorded Gouri the highest honour by calling her ‘Lady Bhagirath’.

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