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Title: An Account of Chipko View count: 3275 Rating: 5.0 (2 ratings) Description: A clip from Sudesha, a 1983 documentary film by Deepa Dhanraj for Faust Films. Part of the series "As Women See It." An unsung heroine of the Chipko movement, Sudesha Devi is still active in the Henwalghati Valley of Tehri District, now working alongside Chipko veterans on the Beej Bachao Andolan. A recent interview with her daugher, Beena: http://www.mountainvoices.org/Summary.asp?id=47 An article in the Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/lr/2003/09/07/stories/2003090700280400.htm Tags: uttarakhand, himalayas, tehri, garhwal, chipko, environment, women, forest, Author: ukandolan |
