Kaittaly Raman Jayan spent 11 years working in Dubai but the jackfruit tree which had given his family food security beckoned him back to his village in Kerala’s Thrissur district. He came back to find people cutting jackfruit trees for timber.
He then started a campaign to plant jack trees. He bought himself a tempo in which he carried jack plants, a spade, sickle and a watering can. He would plant a tree wherever he found a suitable spot.
There was a time villagers used to call him crazy but now eco-clubs of various schools often. . .