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The Rock of the Doon Valley

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…

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Hindu: Lessons from the mountains: The Story of Gaura Devi

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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Book on forests lauds Saklani’s work

December 8, 1997 (UNI) DEHRA DUN: The fascinating story of forest regeneration begun by Mr Visheswar Dutt Saklani 50 years ago in Tehri district of Garhwal has been given the pride of place in a recent book on the Himalayan forests. Written by Switzerland-based forester…

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An unsung hero of ecology

By R.P. Nailwal, Times of India, September 2, 1997 DEHRA DUN: Among the unsung heroes in the ecologically fragile Garhwal sub-Himalayan region is Jagat Singh, who has been working silently for over two decades to preserve the environment. The efforts of this man, who is…

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A people’s movement for Indian high Himalayan watershed management

By Sheena Chadha National Coordinator, Eco-Volunteer Program (UNDP/UNV) Gandhi Peace Foundation, D.D.U. Marg, New Delhi, India From: Participatory processes for integrated watershed management PWMTA-FARM Field Document No. 7 Edited by: Prem N. Sharma June 1997 Perched at a height of 6,000 ft. above mean sea…

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