Write short notes.
Chipko movement of Bishnoi
- The Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement where people embraced the trees to prevent them from being cut.
- Chipko-type movements date back to 1730 AD when in Khejarli village Prasanna khamkar of Rajasthan, 363 Bishnois sacrificed their lives to save khejri trees.
- In modern India, it began in 1973 in Uttarakhand (then in Uttar Pradesh) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world.
- It created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non-violent movement which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power.