Gangtok, Jan. 28 -- A 98-year-old organic farmer from Sikkim's Assam Lingzey village in Pakyong district won the Padma Shri Award in 2023.

Tula Ram Upreti is the only nominee from Sikkim for the award in 2023

He promotes Sikkim's tradition of organic farming.

According to his family members, he only stopped working about five or six years ago due to a recurring knee problem, reports East Mojo.

His daughter-in-law, Sunita Upreti, told East Mojo, "Upon hearing the news yesterday, we as a family wanted to be sure of his accomplishments before making him understand what award he was receiving. We received a call from the Home Ministry on Wednesday afternoon. Around early evening, we received similar confirmation from the Chief Minister's ...