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Google Celebrates The Chipko Movement With A Doodle
Today Google has released a new doodle, which displays women guarding a tree and its roots. This marks the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Chipko Movement.
The doodle depicts a colourful and vibrant design of women who are seen standing around the trees that represents the fight and struggle people faced while they were trying to protect the forest cover back in the days.
Find out more about the doodle and the movement.
The Movement Was A Gandhian Philosophy Of Non-violence
The fight was against deforestation and this was the prime objective of the Chipko movement. This movement followed the Gandhian philosophy of non-violence.
The Meaning Of The Name
The
movement
got
its
name
from
the
way
people
embraced
and
hugged
trees
symbolizing
protection
of
trees
from
being
cut.
"Chipko" means
to
stick
or
to
hug.
The
history
of
this
movement
is
said
to
date
back
to
the
18th
century,
where
people
of
the
Bishnoi
community
in
Rajasthan
are
believed
to
have
resisted
deforestation
by
embracing
the
trees.
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The Movement Was Led By
The movement was led by Amrita Devi, along with 383 people from 84 different villages, who sacrificed their lives for protecting a group of Kehri trees. The move was a a success back then.
The Modern Movement Was Started In
In modern India, the movement started 45 years back in 1973 in Uttar Pradesh's Mandal village. Chand Chandi Prasad Bhatt and his NGO Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh are said to have led the movement with a group of local women.
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Biggies Who Were Involved In The Movement
Notable figures who were involved in the movement were Dhoom Singh Negi, Bachni Devi, Gaura Devi and Sudesha Devi, apart from the renowned environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna. The movement was started to appeal to Indira Gandhi on banning of deforestation.
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