The Forest Man of India: How Jadav Payeng Single-Handedly Turned a Barren Sandbar into a Lush Wildlife Sanctuary Over Three Decades Jadav Payeng, often referred to as the “Forest Man of India,” embarked on a remarkable journey in 1979 at the age of 16.
Witnessing the death of snakes due to extreme heat and lack of shade on a barren sandbar in the Brahmaputra River, he decided
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