Question

Write a short note on Chipko movement.

Answer 1

1. Another show of constructive woman power was seen during the Chipko movement in 1973.
2. Trees from the forests in the foothills of the Himalayas were to be cut down for commercial purposes. Chandiprasad Bhat and Sunderlal Bahuguna had started a movement to prevent this.
3. Women followed the strategy of holding hands and encircling each tree. As their method consisted of protecting the tree by embracing it, the movement came to be known as the Chipko movement.
4. Women took part in it in large numbers. Women had a big role to play in the agricultural economy of this region.