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Sunderlal Bahuguna Biography
Sunderlal Bahuguna (born 9 January 1927) is a noted Garhwali environmentalist.He is has started Chipko movement and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha. This idea of chipko movement was of his wife “Vimla Bahuguna” and the action was taken by him. For years he has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004. He was one of the early environmentalists of India, and later he and people associated with the Chipko movement later started taking up environmental issues, like against large dams.He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.
Sunderlal Bahuguna Biography Death Reason , wife, Chipko movement , Family , Children , Height , Age
BIO/WIKI
Intro
Indian activist
Occupation
Activist
Country
India
Type
Activism
Gender
Male
Date of Birth(DOB)
9 January 1927, Tehri
Age
94 years
FAMILY
Name
Sunderlal Bahuguna
Caste
Gharwali
Born
9 January 1927 (age 94 years), Maroda
Nationality
Indian
Wife
Vimla Bahuguna
Children
3
Awards
Right Livelihood Award, Padma Vibhushan
Books
Dharti Ki Pukar, India`s Environment: Myth And Reality, MORE
Father
Yet to Update
Mother
Yet to Update
AWARDS & WORKS
Chipko Right Livelihood Award Official website.
1981 Padma Shri by the government of India, but he refused
1987: Right Livelihood Award (Chipko Movement)
1986 Jamnalal Bajaj Award for constructive work.
1989 Honorary Degree of Doctor of Social Sciences was conferred by IIT Roorkee
