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Chipko Movement in India
History of Chipko movement.
Causes of Chipko movement
Birth of Chipko
movement.
Rise of Chipko
movement.
Aims and Slogans.
3. Chipko movemnt in
India
It was started in 1970 aimed to protect trees.
It was started in northern Himalayan segment
which is Uttarakhand.
The word Chipko refers
“to stick” or “to hug”
The name came from a
word meaning “embrace”.
It is primarily a forest
conservation movement.
4. This movement was started
in response to the needs of
the people of uttrakhand.
Most of the leaders of the
movement were village
women and men.
The main objective of the
movement was to ensure
an ecological balance.
5. History of Chipko
movement
Chipko movement was carried out all over India in
order to save the trees of the forest from being cut-
down.
Chipko movement was a daring act of non violence.
The first chipko movement
It was first organized in Rajasthan
in 18th century.
Bisnoi community living around
the forest protested against the
king wishes to cut down forest trees.
Women and men hugged the trees
to prevent the king’s men from
felling down the trees.
Many people lost their lives
during protest.
6. Causes of Chipko
movement
In Uttrakhand during 20th century, large
deforestation brought a lot of hardships
to common people.
Lack of environmental and ecological
awareness n the society.
Problems arose due to inefficient policies
of the government.
Caused malnutrition among people.
Scarcity of drinking water.
Heavy effects on the ecological balance
of the region.
7. Birth of Chipko
movement
Under the leadership of
Chandi Prasad Bhatt people
formed Dasholi Gram Swaraya
Sangh(DGSS) a local workshop
to build farm tools from forest
resources.
The government and forest
department ignored request
of DGSS.
On 24th apri,1973 about hundred
of villagers and DGSS supporters
stopped lumber contractors.
Beating drums and shouting slogans.
8. Rise of Chipko
movement
On march 26,1974 in the absence of mn of Remi
village and DGSS workers, lumber labourers
arrived by tryckload to start logging operation.
Gaura devi with her 27 village women confronted
the loggers.
Loggers threatened them.
Women held bravely and hugged the trees.
Next day of the movement spread to the
neighboring villages, eventually after few hours
stand off the contractors left.
9. Next day of the movement spread to the
neighboring villages, eventually after few
hours stand off the contractors left.
Women were the backbone of the chipko
movement.
The movement also caught fire in Bihar,
Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka.
10. Key women leaders were:
Gaura Devi
Amrita Devi Sudeshna
Devi
Sarala Behn Bachni
devi
Mira Behn
11. Aims
To save the trees in that area because forest
in the main source of livelihood in tribal area.
To maintain the ecological balance in that
area.
12. Slogans
Ghanshyam Raturi, the Chipko poet, whose songs
echoed the during the movement describing the
method of embracing the trees to save them from
felling.
“Embrace the trees and
Save them from being felled,
The wealth of our hills,
Save them from being looted”
