1.1M views · 52K reactions | He woke up at 3 am everyday and planted 100 saplings for over 40 years in a sandbar turning it into a lush green forest. On 75 years of India's independence, Thums Up #HarHaathToofan celebrates the hands that have built the nation. Who comes to your mind when you hear #HarHaathToofan? | Brut India | Facebook

Discovery With A Purpose. On our journey through the northeast, we stopped in Aruna Sapori, a river island in Assam, to meet the ‘Forest Man of India’- Jadav Payeng. An unassuming Padma Shri awardee, who has afforested over 1,300 acres of a barren sandbank on an island in the Brahmaputra. Payeng has spent nearly 40 years sowing and raising a forest that is now home to deer, rhinos, elephants and even tigers. Know more about Discovery With A Purpose: http://bit.ly/2oBEiEP #LandRover #Discovery #S

192K views · 1.4K reactions | #BanegaSwasthIndia | In 1979, a 16-year-old started planting a sapling a day. Today, he has single-handedly created a forest sprawling over the size of 15 football fields. Meet the Forest Man of India, Jadav Payeng For more, visit ndtv.com/swasthindia #VanMahotsav #VanMahotsavWeek Jadav Payeng: The Forest Man Of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India , MyGovIndia, Reckitt, Dettol India, NDTV | Banega Swasth India | Facebook