In harmony with nature: Kulbushan Upmanyu at TEDxDharamsala

Kulbhushan Upmanyu, a pioneer of Chipko movement in Himachal, and a true environmentalist, who in his youth, lead a strong movement from his village, Sihunta in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, against unscientific forestry being introduced by Dept of Forest. Since then he has lead various movements / protests to protect Himalayan region from the onslaught of present development techniques / methods which are not in harmony with nature.
He demands for a complete shift in the way the development is perceived by the policy makers in the Himalayan region and professes a unique policy for development for the Himalayan region which is based upon local forest and farm resources, animal husbandry, cottage industry and provides a respectable means of livelihood for the ordinary people of the hills without having to resort to the pain of migration to industrial areas. In this talk, he shares his view on why living in harmony with nature is the need of the hour.

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