Papers relating to various activities of Dasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal (DGSM), and Zilla Sarvodaya Mandal, Gopeshwar (Chamoli) relating to Alaknanda flood relief work, attitude of the Government towards prohibition policy and small scale industries in the Himalaya. Includes correspondence with Jagdish Thakkar, Narendra Singh Bhandari, District Magistrate, state Forest Department officials, and conservators of Forests regarding peaceful march in Gopeshwar for demanding prohibition in Uttarakhand, and Chipko movement in Kedar Valley. Also includes related press clippings, and an article ‘Chautarfa Unnati Ke Prayog’ by Anupam Mishra
Alaknanda flood relief work; Small scale industries; Himalaya; Jagdish Thakkar; Narendra Singh Bhandari; District Magistrate; State Forest Department officials; Chipko Movement
Papers relating to the progress of Sarvodaya work such as Gramdan and Prohibition organised by Dasholi Gram Swarajya Mandal in Chamoli. Includes letters from Uttar Pradesh Sarvodaya Mandal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, Chamoli, Kapil Arya, Indramani Badoni, Bhuvan Nautiyal, Netra Singh Rawat, and others regarding meetings and other activities of the Sarvodaya Mandal. Also includes an article on firewood crisis by Anil Agarwal published in World Wildlife – India magazine
Letters of Sarla Behn to Chandi Prasad Bhatt regarding Sarvodaya work, prohibition, Gram Swarajya, Chipko movement, social forestry programme, Reni Satyagrah, views on Sundarlal Bahuguna and personal matters. Also includes a few letters of Sundarlal Bahuguna
Papers relating to various activities of DGSM, Gopeshwar (Chamoli) for the preservation of forests in the Himalayan region. Includes correspondence with District Magistrate, Gopeshwar, Conservator of Forests, Chamoli, Avtar Singh, N.P. Tripathi, and Sarvodaya workers regarding deforestation and its environmental impact on the Valley of Flowers, organisation of Van Shramik Sahakari Samiti and Panchayati Udyog for generating employment based on forest resources, and preservation of forests in and around Chamoli district
Himalayan region; Avtar Singh; N.P. Tripathi; Sarvodaya workers; Valley of Flowers; Van Shramik Sahakari Samiti; Panchayati Udyog
Presentations from foreign based environment organisations and activists relating to various activities of DGSM, Chamoli. Includes correspondence with Indo-German Dhauladhar Project, Atlantic Centre for the Environment, Massachusetts, The Conservation Foundation, London, and Nicholas Claxton, Bruce N. Becker, Christine Bernard, Gary Gallon, Peter Cox, and others. This relates to help and assistance for World Environment Day-1978, forest-based community development scheme, role of women in Chipko movement, eco-development, tropical forestry action plan, Lenten campaign, environment protection programmes, etc. Also includes invitations for programmes and seminars on Social Forestry and Voluntary Agencies, Building Support for Conservation in Rural Area, and requests for contributing articles on Chipko movement, ecological balance of Himalaya, etc.
Environment Liaison Centre; Indo-German Dhauladhar Project; International Mountain Society; The Ford Foundation; Food and Agriculture Organisation of UN; First Earth Run; Nicholas Claxton; Tomas Weber; Bruce N. Becker; Christine Bernard; Gary Gallon, Peter Cox
