![]() One of Chipko's most salient features was the mass participation of female villagers. So much so that, a quarter of a century later, mentioned the people behind the 'forest satyagraha' of the Chipko movement as amongst '100 people who shaped India'. It stirred up the existing civil society in India, which began to address the issues of tribal and marginalized people. Though primarily a movement rather than a forest conservation movement, it went on to become a rallying point for many future, environmental protests, and movements the world over and created a precedent for non-violent protest. Our forefathers raised them, it's we who must protect them.- Old Chipko Song ”Uttarakhand is also well known for the mass agitation of the 1970s that led to the formation of the and other social movements. The bill was passed by Parliament and signed into law by then President in December 2006, and since Januthe state has been known as Uttarakhand. ![]() Legislation to that effect was passed by the Uttaranchal Legislative Assembly in October 2006, and the Union Cabinet brought in the bill in the winter session of Parliament. The name Uttarakhand remained popular in the region, even while Uttaranchal was promulgated through official usage.In August 2006, assented to the demands of the and leading members of the to rename Uttaranchal state as Uttarakhand. Chosen for its allegedly less separatist connotations, the name change generated enormous controversy among many activists for a separate state who saw it as a political act. ![]() Uttarakhand was also the ancient ( पौराणिक) term for the central stretch of the Indian.However, the region was given the name Uttaranchal by the led central government and state government when they started a new round of state reorganisation in 1998. The name finds mention in early as the combined region of 'Kedarkhand' (present day ) and 'Manaskhand' (present day ). ![]()
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