By Venkat Ramakrishnan | Project Leader
Shanthan works as an afforestation supervisor
at Neyveli Lignite Corporation – a company
that generates electricity using fossil fuels.
Despite receiving a 96% on his diploma in
Mechanical Engineering from Swamy
Abedhanandha Polytechnic College,
Thiruvannamalai, he chose to take this job
because he wants to be a tool to promote
afforestation rather than relying on NGOs
alone to improve the environment.
The seeds were sown for his chosen path at
his alma mater, Isha Vidhya Cuddalore,
where Shanthan was involved in the growing
of saplings for Project GreenHands, an Isha
Outreach environment initiative.
He says, “Our school teachers were like
friends who were concerned about our
development. Our teachers are the ones
who celebrate in our triumphs. Not only}
did we have to study well, but they were
determined that we should be good human
beings for the community.”
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