Which among the following is correctly matched? (i) Khejarli Movement - Amrita Devi (ii) Chipko Movement - Gaura Devi (iii) Appiko Movement - Karnataka

Which among the following is correctly matched? (i) Khejarli Movement - Amrita Devi (ii) Chipko Movement - Gaura Devi (iii) Appiko Movement - Karnataka Correct Answer (i), (ii) and (iii)

The correct answer is (i), (ii), and (iii).

Key Points

• The Khejarli massacre was an event in September 1730 in which 363 Bishnois were killed while trying to peacefully protect a grove of Khejri trees.
  • The soldiers were sent by the Maharaja of Marwar, Abhai Singh to cut the trees in the village of Khejarli to provide wood for a new palace.
  • The killings were carried out on the orders of his minister Giridhar Bhandari.
• Appiko Movement - In September 1983, women and youth of the region decided to launch a movement similar to Chipko, in South India. 
• The Chipko movement or chipko Andolan was a forest conservation movement in India.
  • The movement originated in 1973 in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world.​

Additional Information

• Appiko Movement 
  • The movement was named Appiko which means “hug” in Kannada, symbolizing protection for the tree. 
  • The movement was founded and led by environmental activist Panduranga Hegde. 
  • The aim of the movement was to conserve the trees of the Kalse forests in Karnataka.
• Chipko movement
  • It was Sunderlal Bahuguna, a Gandhian activist, who gave the movement a proper direction and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non-violent movement, which was to inspire in time many similar eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase social awareness and the need to save trees, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power