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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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