Chipko andolan: The Chipko movement

The Chipko movement, also known as the Chipko Andolan, was a nonviolent movement started in 1973 in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand . The protestors who hugged trees to protect them from loggers gave the movement its name since the word “chipko” literally means “hugging”. The Chipko Movement, also known as Chipko Andolan or the “hug the tree” movement, began in 1973 at the foothills of the Himalayas. It was led by environmental activist Sunderlal Bahuguna and started in the Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (now part of Uttarakhand). The Chipko movement, a grassroots environmental movement that originated in the Indian Himalayas in the 1970s, holds a profound historical significance. This article delves into the origins and explores the deeper meaning behind this iconic movement that embraced tree-hugging as a form of protest against deforestation and the exploitation of natural resources. — Five decades ago, women from the Himalayan villages of Reni and Mandal in India used their bodies to shield trees from loggers in ... 9.4 CHIPKO ANDOLAN (MOVEMENT) ent Uttarakhand state. The region is known for its fragile ecology, often prone to earthquakes, erosive rivers and steep valleys that are least conducive