Ghosts on Peepal Trees: My Journey From Folktales to Forests | A Memoir by Peepal Baba, India’s Favourite Environmentalist and Founder of Give Me Trees

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Ghosts on Peepal Trees is an inspirational biography written by Swami Prem Parivartan, also known as Peepal Baba, a renowned Indian environmentalist and tree conservationist. The book is a collection of the author’s writings, handwritten notes, diary entries, and articles published in newspapers, pulled together to recreate the life story of this incredible person.
This remarkable story captures the early life of Baba, who used to spend his free time wandering around the Dehradun countryside and developed a fascination for nature and forests. Two important people in his childhood taught him core values and supported his unique interest, setting the course of his future life and work. The story then follows him on his journey across the country to understand why people believe that ghosts live in peepal trees. Baba visits more than 220 districts in India, discovering that the belief was a clever tool to teach respect for forests and ensure tree conservation.
Ghosts on Peepal Trees is a biography of an Indian environmentalist that tells the tale of Peepal Baba’s journey to understand the origin of the myth about ghosts living in peepal trees. It is a story of how people can care for the environment by conserving forests and respecting nature. Baba narrates core values that helped him to develop as a human being and shares his knowledge so that the reader can find inspiration and learn new things. The book is perfect for those who want to improve their understanding of tree conservation, Indian mythology, or ways of bringing positive change to the world.