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Tree Ganesha: Viral Desai’s 8-Year Eco Movement Earns Asia Book of Records

How Surat’s eco-cultural festival turned into a global environmental movement. Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 2: Surat, a city famously referred to as the diamond capital of the world, is gradually refining another gem in its identity — being an environmental awareness leader. The global limelight has now focused on Tree Ganesha, a remarkable initiative led […]

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Environmentalist Turns Ganesh Chaturthi into a 10-Day Awareness Drive

Environmentalist Turns Ganesh Chaturthi into a 10-Day Awareness Drive Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 21: Viral Desai, the Greenman of Surat, has been transforming Ganesh Chaturthi into a 10-day long environmental awareness drive called ‘Tree Ganesha’. Every year, this initiative brings together around 10,000 students from schools and colleges to participate in a movement titled ‘Satyagraha […]

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Surat’s Greenman Turns Ganesh Chaturthi into Eco-Friendly Awareness Drive

This year, the theme of the campaign is ‘Let’s Create Urban Forests’, emphasizing the importance of green spaces in cities Surat (Gujarat) [India] September 18: Viral Desai, the city’s renowned environmentalist, is once again turning the festive occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi into a platform for environmental awareness. His annual ‘Tree Ganesha’ campaign has been gaining […]

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