Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
• Village women
• Amrita Devi
• Gaura Devi
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt
• Sundarlal Bahuguna
Women’s Participation
• Mass participation of female villagers and their children
• Women were most directly affected by environmental
degradation and deforestation.
• Key women leaders were Gaura Devi, Sudesha Devi,
Bachni Devi, Dev Suman, Mira Behn, Sarala Behn and
Amrita Devi.
• Women formed human chains across roads to prevent
contractors from reaching the forest area.