sunderlal bhaugnan

environment and chipkoo movement

1. MR. SUNDARLAL BHAUGANA MR. SUNDARLAL BHAUGANA 1) Sunderlal Bahuguna was born in village Maroda near  Tehri , Uttarakhand on 9 January 1927 Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist,Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha. For years he has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the  CHIPKO MOVEMENT in the 1970s, and later the ANTI-TEHRI DAM movement starting 1980s.

2. CHIPKOO MOVEMENT Chipko movement was started in 1973 spontaneously in [Uttar Pradesh], in an effort to save trees and forests from felling by forest contractors.  " Chipko " literally means "to stick" and people started sticking to trees when it was being cut.  Chipko movement  later inspired  A pikoo movement in Karnataka . Sunderlal Bahuguna helped bring the movement to prominence through about 5,000-kilometer trans-Himalaya march  undertaken from 1981 to 1983, travelling from village to village, gathering support for the movement.

3. IDEAS AND THOUGHTS Upliftment and empowerment of the downtrodden Dedication towards the cause of nature and environmental welfare Faith in and strict adherence to gandhian principles Quest to spread social awareness  Preservation of the environment and maintenance of balance in the ecology. Inclusive aware and equal society.

4. CRITICAL THINKING we realised the strong impact gandhian principles can make   we were inspired by this visionary with a cause we understood the importance of promotion of equitable distribution of resources  we learned what a long way dedication and drive for his cause took him  we understood system is lopsided and how we need more activists like him we realised the importance of sustainable development.  the environment is irreplaceable and vital. we must contribute to the safeguarding of for environment.

5. RELEVANCE OF HIS PRINCIPALS He is still relevant today because if not for him there wouldn't be any environmentalists in the country. He showed that you can get things done through peaceful methods and people still continue to follow his ideas. Even outside of India people follow his methods. We are still fighting against the same issues he was against all those decades ago.

6. THANK YOU PRESENTED BY: AHANA JOSHUA SAINA