Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 03:51am on 27 Mar 2025,Thursday India
The Chipko Movement, originally focused on forest conservation, inadvertently played a significant role in the demand for a separate Uttarakhand state. The movement's leaders, like Chandi Prasad Bhatt and Sunderlal Bahuguna, gained international recognition for their environmental advocacy. Though its primary aim was tree protection, Chipko’s methods and leadership inspired political movements for Uttarakhand’s statehood. The movement's influence continues, exemplified by the naming of schemes after Gaura Devi, one of its central figures. The Chipko leaders’ contributions to both environmentalism and regional political change remain vital to Uttarakhand’s history. (PC: The Print)
