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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|01|26|df=y}}{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]]{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
| education = Masters in English Literature and Journalism<br />
| known_for = [[Give Me Trees Trust]]<br />
| website = {{url|http://peepalbaba.in}}<br />
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'''Peepal Baba''' or '''Swami Prem Parivartan''' is an [[environmentalist]] who along with his team has planted over 20 million trees in 202 districts across 18 states in [[India]]. He was born to a doctor of [[Indian Army]] on 26 January 1966 in [[Chandigarh]], [[India]]. His English teacher inspired him at the age of 11 to plant trees in 1977. He is the founder of [[Give Me Trees Trust]] which was later registered as a non-governmental organization in 2011. He took [[asceticism]] in 1984 from Osho [[Rajneesh]], who gave him the name "Swami Prem Parivartan".<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Peepal Baba was born on 26 January 1966 in [[Chandigarh]], India. His English teacher inspired him at the age of 11 to plant trees on Range Hills Road at Kirkee Military Station in 1977.<ref name=bw0620>{{citation |title=We Should Not Be Talking About Smart Cities, We Should Be Talking About Smart Villages: Peepal Baba |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/We-Should-Not-Be-Talking-About-Smart-Cities-We-should-be-Talking-About-Smart-Villages-Peepal-Baba/06-06-2020-194526/ |work=Business World |date=6 June 2020 }}</ref> He planted his first trees on 26 January 1977 in a hobby club in [[Pune]]. Since then he has been planting trees.<ref name=it1218>{{citation |title=Bottled fresh air is harmful for your lungs: Peepal Baba |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/bottled-fresh-air-is-harmful-for-your-lungs-explains-peepal-baba-1401303-2018-12-03 |work=[[India Today]] |date= 3 December 2018 }}</ref><br />
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He completed his master's degrees in English literature and [[journalism]].<ref>{{citation |title=Meet Peepal Baba, the indefatigable tree planter, on UN World Environment Day, 5 June 2018 |url=http://www.coastweek.com/4122-Kul-Bhushan-Peepal-Baba-Planted-Twenty-Million-Trees-and-Still-Going-Strong.htm |work=coastweek.com |date=5 June 2018 }}</ref> His father served as a doctor in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=bw0620 /><br />
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He took [[asceticism]] in 1984 from Osho [[Rajneesh]], who gave him the name "Swami Prem Parivartan".<ref>{{citation |title=Several trees across Delhi and counting |url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/several-trees-across-delhi-and-counting/story-6AHmKWM63kaRUdnLaVkzgJ.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=27 January 2013 }}</ref> He founded the [[Give Me Trees Trust]] in his early years of tree plantation drives. He later got it registered as a non-governmental organization in 2011.<ref>{{citation|title=Van Mahotsav Special: A Story Of Peepal Baba, The Man Who Has Planted Over 20 Million Trees|date=4 July 2018|url=https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/van-mahotsav-special-story-peepal-baba-man-planted-20-million-trees-22352/|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><br />
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During the period of COVID pandemic, he and his team continued on their mission to plant trees following social distancing norms.<ref name=lmn0820>{{citation |title=कोरोना संकट के बीच पीपल बाबा का 'पेड़ लगाओ अभियान' जारी |url=https://www.lokmatnews.in/india/peepal-babas-tree-plantation-campaign-continues-amid-corona-crisis/ |work=Lokmat News |date=20 May 2020 }}</ref> Within a period of around 43 years, he and his team has managed to plant 20 million trees in 202 districts across 18 states of India.<ref name=lmn0820 /><ref name=it1218 /><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://peepalbaba.in Official website]<br />
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