Basanti Devi: An Environmentalist and a champion of Women Empowerment
Born in a village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand in 1958, Basanti Devi’s life was never easy. She got married at the age of twelve, only to become a widow at fourteen. What transpired after that is nothing more than an inspiration for sever....
July 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Climate Change , Women empowerment , Environment , Positive Bharat , Kosi movement , deforestation , untouchability , social discrimination , padayatra , mahila mandal , firewood