50 Years of India’s Chipko ( Hug the Trees) Movement
In 2023 the 50th anniversary of the famous Chipko Movement is being observed. This name (which translated from Hindi means hug the trees) and the movement it represents has caught…
In 2023 the 50th anniversary of the famous Chipko Movement is being observed. This name (which translated from Hindi means hug the trees) and the movement it represents has caught…
by Dr Anupam Bhandari & Tristan Partridge Introduction The Chipko Movement is one of the most well-known popular movements in India, if not the world, and is frequently cited as…
The first stories of Chipko ( hug the trees to save them from felling) movement came from Chamoli district in Garhwal region where Gaura Devi and other hill women chased…
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