Chipko Movement Information In Hindi
In november 2019 shekhar pathak s magnificent book on chipko finally appeared in hindi.
Chipko movement information in hindi. The hindi word chipko means to hug or to cling to and reflects the demonstrators primary tactic of embracing the trees to impede the loggers.
The movement originated in the himalayan region of uttar pradesh later uttarakhand in 1973 and quickly spread throughout the indian himalayas.
It began in 1973 in uttarakhand then a part of uttar pradesh and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world. It created a precedent for starting nonviolent protest in india however it was sunderlal bahuguna a gandhian activist who gave the movement a proper direction and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non violent movement.
The chipko movement or chipko andolan was a forest conservation movement in india. It was published by vani.