The lap of Ajodhya Hills in the Purulia district of West Bengal presents a panoramic view, with a variety of flora covering its vast landscape. Lush green trees of banyan, neem, teak, palm, peepul and others dot the southern end of the Ajodhya hills which were barren until about a decade back. That wilderness rocked the consciousness of Santhali folk singer Naren Hansda, who initiated an afforestation drive with the help of orphaned children to revive the area’s natural ecosystem. Today, trees of native species including palash, amla, bahera, myrobalan, Coromandel ebony, mahua and piyal have covered the hummocks, which are now home to wild rabbits, rock pythons, jackals and many species of birds.
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Born and brought up in village Jahajpur of Purulia district, Hansda, 47, quit studies and left home in 2012 for his first love - music. The singer-turned-green activist settled at Bhalidungri village where he saw that rocks and boulders from the hills were being taken away by some villagers for construction. Instead of stopping them, he started planting saplings every morning.
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