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The Chipko activists have always been close to my parents, since my father was among the few forestry officials who supported them within the bureaucracy. And I was involved with the Chipko movement in my student days.
Vandana Shiva
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Vandana Shiva
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
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