Peepal Baba Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Peepal Baba Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Age: 57 Years
Education: Master Of Arts
Hometown: Chandigarh
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Swami Prem Parivartan check sources Give Me Trees’ Official Website |
| Real name | Azad Jain check sources Give Me Trees’ Official Website |
| Profession | Environmentalist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 170 cm** in meters**- 1.70 m** in feet & inches**- 5’ 7”** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 26 January 1966 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2023) | 57 Years |
| Birthplace | Chandigarh |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chandigarh |
| School | Cambrian Hall, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| College/University | Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra |
| Educational Qualification | Master of Arts in English Literature, Astrology, Yoga, Meditation, Counseling, and Spiritual Teaching check sources Give Me Trees’ Official Website check sources LinkedIn – Peepal Baba |
| Religion | Hinduism  |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Sangeeta Jain  |
| Children | Daughter- Tanvi Jain (image in parents' section) |
| Parents | Father- K. C. Jain (doctor in the Indian Army)  Mother- Name Not Known  |
| Siblings | Sister- Bharti Chopra (doctor)  |
| Favourites | |
| Food | Dal Chawal with Chutney & Fried Potatoes |
| Author | Ruskin Bond |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Peepal Baba
Peepal Baba is an Indian environmentalist. He is the founder of Give Me Trees, which works for the conservation of plants and trees.
He belongs to a Jain family. check sources Give Me Trees’ Official Website
Peepal Baba’s childhood picture with his grandmother
In childhood, his maternal grandmother Pushpa Amar used to teach him about the importance of plants and trees in human life. While he was studying in school, one day, one of his teachers’ said,
One person should plant at least 20 trees, only then the damage to the environment can be reversed. I planted four neem trees initially, followed by six peepal trees.”
Peepal Baba’s childhood picture with his grandmother
His teacher’s words inspired him to do something for the welfare of the environment. On 26 January 1977, he planted his first tree on Range Hills Road at Kirkee Military Station, Pune, Maharashtra.
Peepal Baba’s first tree planted in 1977
Soon, planting trees & plants became his passion. A few years later, he decided that he would include more people with him for environment conservation for which he started a hobby club Give Me Trees. In the club, he used to ask his friends, family, and local people to plant a tree and water them regularly. Inspired by his work, people started joining his club. Later, the club was converted into a trust with more than 11,000 volunteers. Since then Give Me Trees has been working to plant more and more trees across India.
Peepal Baba with his team of Give Me Trees
The trust has also organised various awareness campaigns in schools, colleges, and public places to work for the welfare of the environment.
Peepal Baba promoted organic farming to protect the land from becoming barren. As of 2022, his trust has planted more than 1.25 million plants and trees in different states of India which helped the trust in becoming one of the organisations to plant the maximum no. of trees. Some of the trees planted by the trust are Banyan, Pilkhan, Jamun, Mango, Neem, Sheesham, and Babool.
Peepal Baba while planting a tree with children
Peepal Baba has also organised various yoga and meditation classes, and he has worked as a teacher in a few universities.
He has travelled to various parts of India on his motorcycle. His collection of motorcycles includes a Royal Enfield motorcycle.
Peepal Baba with his motorcycle
Peepal Baba is a tea lover.
Peepal Baba with a glass of tea
He loves to read books in his leisure time.
He is a dog lover, and he has shared various pictures of him with street dogs on his Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Peepal Baba with a street dog
As a guest speaker, Peepal Baba has appeared at various TEDx Talks events.
Peepal Baba in the talk show TEDx Talks
In 1984, he started following asceticism under the guidance of Osho Rajneesh , an Indian spiritual leader. Later, he discarded the saffron. check sources Hindustan Times
In one of his interviews, he said that people started calling him Peepal Baba after he started planting and preserving Peepal trees in large quantities. check sources Peepal Baba’s Official Website
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