Earth Day: 10-year-old Prasiddhi Singh has already planted 1 lakh trees — and she’s just begun

Talking about the fields she is interested in, Singh said, "There are Four Ss." These are:

Soil: Which is beneath us and a basis of life. "Without it, most our resources will not be there. Soil is essential. You may be aware of the WWW — world wide web. So trees created this 370 million years ago as they took birth on this planet — a wood wide web, which is an intricate root connection through which trees can talk, trade and evolve with another," she said, adding that she doesn't just want to protect them, she wants to understand them as well.

Spirituality: "This is inside of us. Until we do not know ourselves, we cannot change the world," she said.

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Sustainability: This includes the way we dress, how we use things, how our lifestyle is maintained. "It is more about maintaining our lifestyle in an eco-friendly way. I want to pursue that," she said.

Space: "I have to agree that we are cutting trees on planet Earth and want to plant them on Mars, we have to protect our Earth first. But I want to explore as there is immense future in that (space) as well," she said.

Singh will now also feature in a National Geographic documentary for its One for Change initiative, which will air on April 22, which is also Earth Day. The initiative focuses on youngsters like her and five others, who have been consciously working towards planet conservation and have debunked the myth that children are too young to drive a change.

"I believe the ‘One For Change’ moto — that change begins with one. It is something I am completely aligned with. People think they need a huge mission to actually bring an impact, but it is about individuals starting their journey, taking action and the impact getting multiplied. One For Change actually becomes a bridge because I want to connect with people and share with the planet, who are ignorant and want to understand about it in-depth and take steps. So this platform is a bridge that connects both of them together and is bringing an actual impact," she said.

Accolades

Singh, who was also the youngest awardee of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar in 2021, has also won the Global Child Prodigy Award, is the brand ambassador for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao for the Tamil Nadu government as well as the Green Tamil Nadu Mission's brand ambassador.

She recently attended the G20 Youth 20 Consultation as the youngest delegate.

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