On March 26, 1974, a group of women farmers who belonged to Reni
village of Hemwalghati in Chamoli district of
Uttarakhand, displayed an act of courage. This was a landmark
event in the history of the world. These women were successful to prevent falling
of the trees and they were able to regain their rights on land which
were under threat by the forest department. Soon this incident grabbed
attention worldwide. In Garhwal, this movement spread in 1970s
and led to the famous Chipko Movement. Chandi Prasad Bhatt
and Sunderlal Bahuguna emerged as the leaders of this movement.
Chipko literally means 'to hug'. The Chipko Movement was
basically a non-voilent Gandhian way of preventing the trees from
felling. As the name suggests, the movement became famous for preventing trees
from being cut by hugging them. Locals came forward courageously to protect
their forests by hugging them. They faced the fear of death just to
protect the trees.
India Today mentioned Chipko Movement as one of the '100
people who shaped India'. The Chipko
Movement was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1987. The popularity and the purpose of the
movement spread like fire. Soon there was an 'Appiko movement'
down south.
The motive of Chipko Movement was primarily conserving
trees but eventually spread to all matters related to conservation of the environment.
A woman named Gaura Devi deserves special mention here.
The Chipko Movement is the movement of masses. It was the
result of the efforts of Garhwali people for the safegaurd of
their motherland. People came forward to protect the environment and battled
the government for it. Soon the results were seen and the laws were
improvised. It is perhaps the most successful and inspiring movement in
the history of India after the movement for freedom.
Uttarakhand perhaps needs few Chipko Movements today as well to stop the lush green forests from being converted to concrete jungles.
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