Shekhar Pathak has aptly been named `Encyclopaedia of the Himalaya’, so staggering is his knowledge of his region. By Ramachandra Guha The Hindu, Sunday, Aug 15, 2004 ON this, the 57th anniversary of Indian independence, I wish to write about the Indian of my acquaintance who…
Read more »Swati Vashishtha Tribune News Service, Dehradun, August 10 The death of Baba Uttarakhandi on the 39the day of his fast has caused the issue of shifting the capital from Dehradun to Gairsain to resurface in the state. The opposition joined hands to make the statewide…
Read more »DEHRA DUN, AUG 10 (PTI): Normal life was paralysed in several parts of Uttaranchal today as a spontaneous bandh was observed following the death of social activist Baba Mohan Uttarakhandi, who passed away yesterday after observing a record 37-day fast. Meanwhile, the mortal remains of…
Read more »By Our Staff Correspondent DEHRA DUN, AUG. 9. Uttarakhand activists today called for a state-wide bandh tomorrow in protest against the death of Baba Mohan Uttarakhandi this morning, on the 38th day of his fast seeking establishment of a new Capital for Uttaranchal at Gairsen…
Read more »OLD TEHRI (UTTARANCHAL), JUL 31 (PTI) Most of the people, including environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna, have been evacuated from this marooned town raising hope for an early settlement of the vexed rehabilitation process as well as the commissioning of the first phase of the 2400 MW…
Read more »The multi-crore trade in illegal timber is being challenged by one man whose main objective is to save the hills of Uttaranchal from being denuded in the name of development India Today, February 2, 2004 Jaya Prakash Dabral, a former corporate executive turned social…
Read more »C.S. LAKSHMI The Hindu, September 7, 2003 IT is amazing how many voices in India are still to be heard and how some people work quietly to allow these voices to emerge. From Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh come the voices from the mountains gathered by…
Read more »Twenty years ago this June, RAMACHANDRA GUHA began a secular pilgrimage to the Alakananda Valley. His destination was Gopeshwar and his mission was to pay tribute to Chandi Prasad Bhatt, founder of the Chipko Movement. On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5,…
Read more »Man of the Year: Avdhash Kaushal Law is his weapon in his feisty crusade for empowerment His soft voice and love for the Sufi strains of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan camouflage his battle-readiness. So does his age. At 67, Avdhash Kaushal’s grandfatherly mien-and his occasional…
Read more »C.S. LAKSHMI The Hindu – May 21, 2000 A WISE person once said that forestry is not about trees. It is about people. No one has realised this more than the women of the Uttarakhand region. Everyone by now knows about the Chipko Movement. But…
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