Unquiet Uttarakhand

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Soda! Activism in the Uttar Pradesh hills has its origins back in the days when the British still ruled. Back then, too, the inhabitants of Kumaun and Garhwal were politically alert and active.

Over the past two decades, a wave of social movements has swept the hill region of Uttar Pradesh. These include movements againsi alcoholism and sale ofillicit liquor, againstunregulated mining, against the siting of large hydroelectric projects, and for the establishment of aseparate province of Uttarakhand within the Indian Union. Most celebrated of all is the Chipko Andolan, the ´Hug the Trees´ movement that is arguably the best known environmental initiative in the world.

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