Padma Shri to poverty: Purulia’s tree man lives under leaking roof
In the remote forested village of Sindri in Purulia’s Baghmundi block, Padma Shri awardee Dukhu Majhi lives a life of quiet suffering. Celebrated across the country for his relentless afforestation efforts, the 2024 Padma Shri recipient now survives under a crumbling tin-tiled roof, with rainwater seeping through mud walls as monsoon storms batter his fragile home.