Guess What: Ully Sigar Rusady

Guess What: Ully Sigar Rusady

Happiness, pride, restless and sadness were all in singer and
environmentalist Ully Sigar Rusady when she received a
prestigious state award for her contributions in the environment
preservation.

"Of course, I was happy. But I was also sad because of the
critical condition of our environment," she told The Jakarta Post
on Wednesday.

A day earlier Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, on behalf
of President Abdurrahman Wahid, gave her the Bintang Jasa Pratama
for her efforts to preserve the environment through various
activities including the Pandu Lingkungan Indonesia (Indonesian
Environment Drive), and her songs.

"I can create the programs, but they won't work without the
support from all my friends," said Ully, 48, the chairwoman of
Garuda Nusantara Foundation.

Ully, whose real name is Rulany Indra Gartika Rusady
Wirahaditenaya, in 1985 set up the foundation that aims to
encourage young people the environment conservation.

A talented singer who has recorded a number of albums with
theme of environment, she is dubbed the Indonesian Joan Baez.
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