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the first record event of that took place in village khejarli,jodhpur in 1731 led by Amrita devi
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Chipko movement in details?
Go backThe Chipko movementIn the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.Not many people know that over the last few centuries many communities in India have helped save nature. One such is the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan. The original 'Chipko movement' was started around 260 years back in the early part of the 18th century in Rajasthan by this community. A large group of them from 84 villages led by a lady called Amrita Devi laid down their lives in an effort to protect the trees from being felled on the orders of the Maharaja (King) of Jodhpur. After this incident, the maharaja gave a strong royal decree preventing the cutting of trees in all Bishnoi villages.In the 20th century, it began in the hills where the forests are the main source of livelihood, since agricultural activities cannot be carried out easily. The Chipko movement of 1973 was one of the most famous among these. The first Chipko action took place spontaneously in April 1973 in the village of Mandal in the upper Alakananda valley and over the next five years spread to many districts of the Himalayas in Uttar Pradesh. It was sparked off by the government's decision to allot a plot of forest area in the Alaknanda valley to a sports goods company. This angered the villagers because their similar demand to use wood for making agricultural tools had been earlier denied. With encouragement from a local NGO (non-governmental organization), DGSS (Dasoli Gram Swarajya Sangh), the women of the area, under the leadership of an activist, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, went into the forest and formed a circle around the trees preventing the men from cutting them down.The success achieved by this protest led to similar protests in other parts of the country. From their origins as a spontaneous protest against logging abuses in Uttar Pradesh in the Himalayas, supporters of the Chipko movement, mainly village women, have successfully banned the felling of trees in a number of regions and influenced natural resource policy in India. Dhoom Singh Negi, Bachni Devi and many other village women, were the first to save trees by hugging them. They coined the slogan: 'What do the forests bear? Soil, water and pure air'. The success of the Chipko movement in the hills saved thousands of trees from being felled.Some other persons have also been involved in this movement and have given it proper direction. Mr Sunderlal Bahuguna, a Gandhian activist and philosopher, whose appeal to Mrs Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, resulted in the green-felling ban. Mr Bahuguna coined the Chipko slogan: 'ecology is permanent economy'. Mr Chandi Prasad Bhatt, is another leader of the Chipko movement. He encouraged the development of local industries based on the conservation and sustainable use of forest wealth for local benefit. Mr Ghanasyam Raturi, the Chipko poet, whose songs echo throughout the Himalayas of Uttar Pradesh, wrote a poem describing the method of embracing the trees to save them from felling:' Embrace the trees andSave them from being felled;The property of our hills,Save them from being looted.'The Chipko protests in Uttar Pradesh achieved a major victory in 1980 with a 15-year ban on green felling in the Himalayan forests of that state by the order of Mrs Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. Since then, the movement has spread to many states in the country. In addition to the 15-year ban in Uttar Pradesh, the movement has stopped felling in the Western Ghats and the Vindhyas and has generated pressure for a natural resource policy that is more sensitive to people's needs and ecological requirements.
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feared the black power movement
Was World War 2 a war of movement or trench warfare?
A war of movement.
What was the movement to outlaw the sale of alcohol in the 1800's was called?
Temperance Movement
When chipko movement started?
The chipko movement started in the early 1970's
Chipko movement aims at protecting what?
Chipko movement is aims for protecting trees........
What is the role of women in chipko movement?
womens were more suppotive for the chipko movement. they were the more supportive people for chipko movement by hugging the trees while cutting down the trees. by r.k. ruthiksha e.v.p.s salem.
Why chipko movement started?
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Which movement was launched by Chandi Prasad Bhatt?
Chipko Movement
Sri sundarlal bahuguna gave leadership to which movement?
Chipko Movement
Who launched chipko movement in India?
sunderlal bahuguna
Who is known as father of chipko movement?
Sunderlal Bahuguna
When was chipko movement started?
The Chipko movement is a step taken by the government to stop thousands and millions of trees all over India from being felled.
How did sunderlal bahuguna of the chipko movement show courage?
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What should you write for the conclusion of chipko movement?
write about what can we do to help.
When was chipkoo movement started and when did it ended?
It started actually in 1604 but gained its prominence in 1973, and has not really ended... But, it is the Chipko Movement not the Chipkoo movement.
