Chipko takes root
Here is a story set in the hills that shows what bravery and grit can accomplish. Dichi, a brave Bhotiya girl takes part in the Chipko movement to save her beloved trees. Everybody in her village knows that trees give them all the important things in their life. Rapid deforestation in the Himalayan region of Alaknanda river caused floods in the 1970s and gave birth to a movement to save trees by hugging them. Read this heartwarming tale to learn the power of collective action as seen through the eyes of young Dichi.
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Chipko takes root. Jeyanthi Manokaran. Illustrations: Jeyanthi Manokaran. Publisher: Pratham Books. Originally published on StoryWeaver. Read the original for full book-specific credits and licence.
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