11 Facts About Kamala Pujari

Kamala Pujari was an Indian tribal farmer from Koraput in Odisha, India.

Kamala Pujari was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.

Kamala Pujari called many people to join with her and knocked door to door from village to village.

Kamala Pujari's efforts were successful and farmers in Patraput village and neighbouring villages gave up chemical fertilisers.

Ms Kamala Pujari has collected endangered and rare types of seeds such as paddy, turmeric, tili, black cumin, mahakanta, phula, and ghantia.

Kamala Pujari was known for having persuaded villagers in her area to shun chemical fertilisers and adopt organic farming for better harvest and soil fertility.

Kamala Pujari died at a hospital in Cuttack, on 20 July 2024, after going into cardiac arrest.

Kamala Pujari won the Equator of Initiative Award in 2002 at Johannesburg.

Kamala Pujari was awarded by the national award "Krusi Bisarada Samman" in New Delhi.

Kamala Pujari held the unique distinction of being the first tribal woman to be included in the list of members of the Odisha State Planning Board.

Kamala Pujari was made a member of the five-member team in March 2018 that makes a five-year plan for the state apart from providing short- and long-term policy guidelines.