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    Who among the following is not related to 'Chipko Movement' ?
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    Who among the following is not related to 'Chipko Movement' ?

    A.

    Gaura Devi

    B.

    Chandi Prasad Bhatt

    C.

    Basava Nand Nautiyal

    D.

    Vidyavati Dobhal

    Correct option is D

    • Vidyavati Dobhal is not related to 'Chipko Movement.
    • Chipko movement
      • Chipko movement was the uprising against the felling of trees and maintaining the ecological balance, in Uttar Pradesh’sChamoli district(now Uttarakhand) in 1973.
      • The name‘chipko’ comes from the word’embrace’, as the villagers hugged the trees and encircled them to prevent being hacked.
      • It was a silent, non-violent protest condemning ecological destruction.
      • Sundarlal Bahuguna,a famous Gandhian, is said to have initiated this movement to guard the trees on the Himalayan slopes.
      • Bahuguna is also known for coining the Chipko slogan‘ecology is the permanent economy.
      • Both male and female activists from Uttarakhand played vital roles, includingGaura Devi, Suraksha Devi, Sudesha Devi, Bachni Devi, Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Virushka Devi,and others.
      • The movement’s biggest triumph was making people aware of their rights to forests, and how grassroots activism can influence policy-making regarding ecology and shared natural resources.

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