Chipko heroine Gaura Devi, who was a living legend in this Himalayan region, passed away in July 1991 at the age of 66 in Uttarakhand’s mountain village of Reni. The story of her courage and ...
At 10 am on March 26, 1974, a group of Himachali labourers was being taken on a bus from Joshimath to Reni. They had been told to take off their signature caps. The shutters of the bus had been downed ...
Chandra Singh, the son of Gaura Devi. She was a grassroots activist, a community leader, and one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement, which gained significant momentum in 1974. Standing next to him ...
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Google Doodle doesn’t tell full story of Chipko Movement. It began well before Gaura Devi
Writing history, especially contemporary history, is always a challenge on account of the multiple versions of the same occurrences. Even the dates are contested. But, in general, the ‘printed word’ ...
Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna of the Chipko movement fame and his wife Vimla, participates in a Chipko rally to save the trees on LBC road Photo: Getty Images It has been 50 years since Gaura ...
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