Basanti Devi | |
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Born | 1960s[1] Uttarakhand[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Lakshmi Ashram |
Occupation | environmentalist |
Known for | leading women to save trees |
Spouse | died when she was a teenager |
Basanti Devi is an Indian environmentalist. She has been concerned with preserving trees in Uttarakhand. She was awarded the highest award for women in India, the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2016.