आन्दोलन

Everyone by now knows about the Chipko Movement. But not many know about the women of the Uttarakhand region who have made it their lifetime mission to leave undestroyed forests for their children and grandchildren. One has known old women and men who, towards the end of their lives, would plant trees which would bear fruits only many years later. When questioned these old people are known to have replied, “I won’t be here to taste the fruits of this tree. But my grandchildren and their children would taste its fruits.” The women of Uttarakhand would understand this sentiment for this has been their way of looking at the forests and the lives they support.