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'''Chandi Prasad Bhatt''' (born 1934) is an Indian [[Gandhian]] environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in [[Gopeshwar]] in 1964, which later became a mother-organization to the [[Chipko Movement]], in which he was one of the pioneers, and for which he was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Community Leadership in 1982, followed by the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2005.<ref name=hind/ | '''Chandi Prasad Bhatt''' (born 1934) is an Indian [[Gandhian]] environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in [[Gopeshwar]] in 1964, which later became a mother-organization to the [[Chipko Movement]], in which he was one of the pioneers, and for which he was awarded the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Community Leadership in 1982, followed by the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2005.<ref name=hind/> | ||
== | <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22864809.cms A clutch of crusaders across India are ready to stake their reputations and devote their lives to saving the environment..] [[The Times of India]], 22 September 2002.</ref>Today he is known for his work on [[Subaltern (postcolonialism)|subaltern]] [[Social ecology (theory)|social ecology]], and considered one of India's first modern environmentalist. | ||
<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040904/asp/opinion/story_3713095.asp ..the first modern Indian environmentalist, and also to being the greatest...] [[Ramchandra Guha]], [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]], 4 September 2004.</ref> In 2013, he was the recipient of the [[Gandhi Peace Prize]]. | |||
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==Early life == | |||
Chandi Prasad Bhatt was born on 23 June 1934, as the second child of Ganga Ram Bhatt and Maheshi Devi Thapliyal, in a family of priests to the Rudranath Temple in [[Gopeshwar]], one of the [[Panch Kedar]], the five Himalayan temples dedicated to [[Shiva]], the most venerated amongst them being the [[Kedarnath Temple]].<ref name=hind>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211130523/http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2002/06/02/stories/2002060200010100.htm A Gandhian in Garhwal]}} [[The Hindu]], Sunday, 2 June 2002.</ref> His father, who was a farmer as well as a priest at the famous [[Shiva]] temple at Gopeshwar and the [[Rudranath| Rudranath temple]], died when Chandi Prasad was still an infant and he was raised thereafter by his mother, in [[Gopeshwar]], [[Chamoli District]] of [[Uttarakhand]] in India, which was then still a very small village. He did his schooling in [[Rudraprayag]] and [[Pauri]], but stopped before he could receive a degree.<ref>[http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyBhattCha.htm BIOGRAPHY of Chandi Prasad Bhatt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105182009/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyBhattCha.htm |date=5 January 2009 }} The 1982 [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Community Leadership.</ref> | Chandi Prasad Bhatt was born on 23 June 1934, as the second child of Ganga Ram Bhatt and Maheshi Devi Thapliyal, in a family of priests to the Rudranath Temple in [[Gopeshwar]], one of the [[Panch Kedar]], the five Himalayan temples dedicated to [[Shiva]], the most venerated amongst them being the [[Kedarnath Temple]].<ref name=hind>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211130523/http://www.hinduonnet.com/mag/2002/06/02/stories/2002060200010100.htm A Gandhian in Garhwal]}} [[The Hindu]], Sunday, 2 June 2002.</ref> His father, who was a farmer as well as a priest at the famous [[Shiva]] temple at Gopeshwar and the [[Rudranath| Rudranath temple]], died when Chandi Prasad was still an infant and he was raised thereafter by his mother, in [[Gopeshwar]], [[Chamoli District]] of [[Uttarakhand]] in India, which was then still a very small village. He did his schooling in [[Rudraprayag]] and [[Pauri]], but stopped before he could receive a degree.<ref>[http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyBhattCha.htm BIOGRAPHY of Chandi Prasad Bhatt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105182009/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographyBhattCha.htm |date=5 January 2009 }} The 1982 [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Community Leadership.</ref> | ||
== | ==Career== | ||
Farmland was scarce in the overpopulated mountains, and so were jobs. Like most men of the mountain villages, Chandi Prasad taught art to children for a year to support his mother, before eventually forced to work in the plains. He joined the Garhwal Motor Owners Union (GMOU) as a booking clerk, posted at various places including, [[Rishikesh]], Pipalkoti and [[Karnaprayag]]. | Farmland was scarce in the overpopulated mountains, and so were jobs. Like most men of the mountain villages, Chandi Prasad taught art to children for a year to support his mother, before eventually forced to work in the plains. He joined the Garhwal Motor Owners Union (GMOU) as a booking clerk, posted at various places including, [[Rishikesh]], Pipalkoti and [[Karnaprayag]]. | ||
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Although Bhatt has attended meetings in lowland India and abroad as a spokesman for Chipko, he has remained a man of his community. He and his wife continue to live the simple life of their Himalayan neighbours. In the process he has become knowledgeable and productive in helping ensure his peoples' hard won living. In 2003, he was appointed a member of the ''''National Forest Commission'''', which reviewed all existing policies and legal frameworks relating to forest management, and submitted its report to the Government in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155905/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-21/india/27263380_1_national-forest-commission-status-of-forest-administration-management-and-local-communities Justice Kirpal to head National Forest Commission] [[The Times of India]], 21 February 2003.</ref> | Although Bhatt has attended meetings in lowland India and abroad as a spokesman for Chipko, he has remained a man of his community. He and his wife continue to live the simple life of their Himalayan neighbours. In the process he has become knowledgeable and productive in helping ensure his peoples' hard won living. In 2003, he was appointed a member of the ''''National Forest Commission'''', which reviewed all existing policies and legal frameworks relating to forest management, and submitted its report to the Government in 2005.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155905/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-02-21/india/27263380_1_national-forest-commission-status-of-forest-administration-management-and-local-communities Justice Kirpal to head National Forest Commission] [[The Times of India]], 21 February 2003.</ref> | ||
== | ==Publications== | ||
(Selected Books) | (Selected Books) | ||
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==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
Indira Gandhi award for national integration 2018 | *'''2018:''' Indira Gandhi award for national integration 2018 | ||
[http://www.unep.org/PDF/G500DIRECTORY.pdf UNDP Global 500]<br> | [http://www.unep.org/PDF/G500DIRECTORY.pdf UNDP Global 500]<br> | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114113/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/newrmaf/main/awardees/awardee/profile/23 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership 1982]<br> | [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114113/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/newrmaf/main/awardees/awardee/profile/23 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership 1982]<br> | ||
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20140814010306/http: govind ballabh pant Vishwavidyalaya dwara dr of science ki upadhi | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140814010306/http: govind ballabh pant Vishwavidyalaya dwara dr of science ki upadhi | ||
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140814012350/http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Padma Bhushan 2005] <br> | [https://web.archive.org/web/20140814012350/http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php Padma Bhushan 2005] <br> | ||
Awarded [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] for the year 2013 on 15 July 2014 by The President of India<ref name="pib.nic.in" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/president-to-present-gandhi-peace-prize-today_947473.html|title = President presents Gandhi Peace Prize to Chandi Prasad Bhatt|date = 15 July 2014}}</ref><br> | * '''2013:''' Awarded [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] for the year 2013 on 15 July 2014 by The President of India<ref name="pib.nic.in" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/president-to-present-gandhi-peace-prize-today_947473.html|title = President presents Gandhi Peace Prize to Chandi Prasad Bhatt|date = 15 July 2014}}</ref><br> | ||
Sri Sathya Sai Award for human excellence 2016 in the category Environment by Sri Sathya Sai Lok Seva Trust<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Sri-Sathya-Sai-Awards-for-Human-Excellence-conferred-on-seven-people/videoshow/55597359.cms|title=Sri Sathya Sai Awards for Human Excellence conferred on seven people | News - Times of India Videos}}</ref> | *'''2016:'''Sri Sathya Sai Award for human excellence 2016 in the category Environment by Sri Sathya Sai Lok Seva Trust<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Sri-Sathya-Sai-Awards-for-Human-Excellence-conferred-on-seven-people/videoshow/55597359.cms|title=Sri Sathya Sai Awards for Human Excellence conferred on seven people | News - Times of India Videos}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Gandhians]] | [[Category:Gandhians]] | ||
[[Category:Indian conservationists]] | [[Category:Indian conservationists]] | ||
[[Category:Ramon Magsaysay Award winners]] | [[Category:Ramon Magsaysay Award winners]] | ||