title: M. Yoganathan
text: # M. Yoganathan
  
  Marimuthu Yoganathan popular as The Tree Man (born 1969) is an Indian environmental activist. He planted over 1 lakh 20 thousand trees in the last 28 years. He is working as Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Coimbatore Bus Conductor.
  
  ## Life
  
  When he was young he used to write poems sitting under trees in Kotagiri forests. He fought with the timber mafia for felling trees.
  
  He works as a bus conductor with Tamil Nadu govt on S-26, runs on the Marudamalai-Gandhipuram route in Coimbatore. He works with school children and college students in creating the hazards of felling trees. He is a member of Tree Trust.
  
  He uses 40% of his monthly salary towards buying saplings and educating children. He planted 4,20,000 tree saplings, by trekking the state of Tamil Nadu.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * Eco Warrior award from the Vice President of India
  * Government of Tamil Nadu has conferred on him the title Suttru Suzhal Sevai Veerar Award.
  * CNN-IBN's Real Heroes Award
  