| Names |
CHANDI PRASAD BHATT |
| Date of
Birth |
June 23, 1934 |
| Identity |
Indian Gandhian
environmentalist and social activist |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1964: He founded Dasholi
Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in Gopeshwar.
- 1982: He received the Ramon
Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership.
- 2003: He was appointed a
member of the 'National Forest Commission', which reviewed
all existing policies and legal frameworks relating to
forest management, and submitted its report to the
Government in 2005.
- 2005: He was honoured with
PADMA BHUSHAN Award by the Govt of India.
- July 15, 2014: He was
awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 on this day by
the President of India.
|
| General |
- He was born at Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India.
- DGSS, founded by him, later became a
mother-organization to the Chipko Movement, in which he was
one of the pioneers.
- He is known for his work on subaltern social ecology,
and considered as one of India's first modern
environmentalist.
- In 2013, he was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize.
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