Question

Describe the Chipko movement. Answer the question in 60 to 80 words.

Answer 1

Chipko movement or Chipko Andolanwas a forest conservation movement where people embraced the trees to prevent them from being cut. Chipko-type movements date back to 1730 AD when in Khejarli village prasanna khamkar of Rajasthan, 363 Bishnoissacrificed their lives to save khejri trees. In modern India, it began in 1973 in Uttarakhand (then in Uttar Pradesh) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world. It created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India,[1] and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non-violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Above all, it stirred up the existing civil society in India, which began to address the issues of tribal and marginalized people.The chipko aandolan is a movement that practised methods of Satyagraha where both male and female activists from Uttarakhand played vital roles, including Gaura Devi, Suraksha Devi,Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi and Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

Answer 2

Chipko movement was a movement initiated in India during ancient times by a tribe of Khejari, Rajasthan in order to stop the people of King from cutting down the trees. This ancient movement restarted from the year 1973 in Uttarakhand.

In the year 1973, people of Uttarakhand gathered in the forests and hugged the trees to stop the tree cutters from cutting them, as done by the ancient people. This movement was in concern towards the increasing environmental pollution and deforestation.