Chandi Prasad Bhatt

Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Born (1934-06-23) 23 June 1934 (age 90)
Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Environmentalist and social activist
Years active1960–present
MovementChipko Movement
Parent(s)Ganga Ram Bhatt (father)
Maheshi Devi Thapliyal (mother)
AwardsRamon Magsaysay Award (1982)
Padma Bhushan (2005)
Gandhi Peace Prize (2013)

Chandi Prasad Bhatt (born 23 June 1934) is an Indian environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in Gopeshwar in 1964, which later became a mother-organization to the Chipko Movement, in which he was one of the pioneers. For his work Bhatt was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982, followed by the Padma Bhushan in 2005.[1]

Today he is known for his work on subaltern social ecology, and considered one of India's first modern environmentalist.[2]

In 2013, he was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference hind was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ A clutch of crusaders across India are ready to stake their reputations and devote their lives to saving the environment.. The Times of India, 22 September 2002.
  3. ^ ..the first modern Indian environmentalist, and also to being the greatest... Ramchandra Guha, The Telegraph, 4 September 2004.
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  5. ^ "The President of India".