Kolkata, Mar 26: Famous search engine Google on Monday celebrated the 45th anniversary of Chipko
Movement through a doodle.
The doodle depicts a colourful and vibrant design of women
standing around a tree which represents their struggle to protect forest cover
and greenery and fight against deforestation, the prime objective of the Chipko
movement.
Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli and Viplov Singh, celebrates the bravery and perseverance of all of the ecological protectors across the globe, and thanks them for their endeavors.
Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, was aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.
The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh (later Uttarakhand) in 1973 quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas.
The Chipko Andolan also stands out as an eco-feminist movement. Women formed the nucleus of the movement, as the group most directly affected by the lack of firewood and drinking water caused by deforestation.
The original Chipko movement dates back to the 18th century, when a group of 363 people from 84 different villages, led by Amrita Devi, laid down their lives to protect a group of khejri trees that were to be cut down at the order of the maharaja, or king, of Jodhpur. UNI
Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli and Viplov Singh, celebrates the bravery and perseverance of all of the ecological protectors across the globe, and thanks them for their endeavors.
Chipko movement, also called Chipko andolan, nonviolent social and ecological movement by rural villagers, particularly women, in India in the 1970s, was aimed at protecting trees and forests slated for government-backed logging.
The movement originated in the Himalayan region of Uttar Pradesh (later Uttarakhand) in 1973 quickly spread throughout the Indian Himalayas.
The Chipko Andolan also stands out as an eco-feminist movement. Women formed the nucleus of the movement, as the group most directly affected by the lack of firewood and drinking water caused by deforestation.
The original Chipko movement dates back to the 18th century, when a group of 363 people from 84 different villages, led by Amrita Devi, laid down their lives to protect a group of khejri trees that were to be cut down at the order of the maharaja, or king, of Jodhpur. UNI
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