Kamala Pujari

Kamala Pujari
Pujari in 2019
Born1949/1950
Died (aged 74)
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Known forPromoting organic farming
AwardsPadma Shri (2022)

Kamala Pujari (1949/1950 – 20 July 2024) was an Indian tribal woman from Koraput in Odisha, India. She was known for promoting organic farming. Interested in traditional farming, she learned the basic techniques from MS Swaminathan Research Foundation at Jeypore and contributed a lot in the field of organic farming. She was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri.[1]

  1. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards, Government of India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.