Revisiting Chipko movement in Uttarakhand

Revisiting Chipko movement in Uttarakhand Shivpuri: The Chipko movement, 40 years ago, was India's first green movement and one of our first green heroes is Chandi Prasad Bhatt. In the 1970s across Uttaranchal, rural women gave a cry to 'hug the trees' in protest against a government plan to chop the ancient trees. One of the activists from the region Chandi said, "Chipko meant "Hug the trees". When the government sent the woodcutters, we would...
07:27 AM, Apr 27, 2012

Jamming for River Yamuna's sake

Jamming for River Yamuna's sake Indian Ocean's Rahul Ram jams with a Delhi band, Jigri, and hopes to sing his way to the betterment of Yamuna. ...
04:11 PM, Jun 05, 2007
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