Question

Who among the following activists, associated with the Chipko Movement, is a Ramon Magsaysay Award winner ?
1. Amrit Devi
2. Sunderlal Baguguna
3. Gaura Devi
4. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Chandi Prasad Bhatt

The Correct Answer is Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

• Chandi Prasad Bhatt is an Indian Gandhian environmentalist and social activist.
• He founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in Gopeshwar in 1964.
• He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1982, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2005.

• The chipko movement was a non-violent agitation in 1973 that was aimed at the protection and conservation of trees.
• Sundelal Bahuguna was the most prominent leader of this moment.