Chipko Movement Of Bishnoi Short Note. This was first started by amrita devi while protesting against a king's men to cut the tree. The name of the movement reflects the demonstrators’ primary tactic of embracing the trees to impede loggers.
The name of the chipko moment originated from the word 'embrace' as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. The chipko movement started in the 1970s in garhwal in uttarakhand. The movement got this name as in hindi “chipko” means “to hug”.
Chipko movement (hug the trees movement) was the result of hundreds of.
The main demand of the people in these protests was that the benefits of the forests (especially the right to fodder) should go to local people. Bishnoi (also known as vishnoi) is a hindu religious sect found in the western thar desert and northern states of india. Chipko movement, started in 1970's, was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. This is mainly done through the act of hugging trees to protect them from being cut down.