Sunderlal Bahuguna

WHY IN NEWS? The 94-year-old Chipko movement leader and a noted environmentalist, passed away due to COVID-19 on May 21, 2021, at AIIMS hospital in Rishikesh. About: Sunderlal Bahunga, born in Tehri, Uttarakhand, was a noted environmentalist and the Chipko Movement leader. From an early age, he began organizing social activities like anti-liquor drive, spreading messages of non-violence, adopted Gandhian principles, and took note of damage done to the eco-system of the Himalayas. The Chipko Movement started in 1973 in an effort to stop deforestation in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Chipko, meaning to hug, was a significant move by....Read More