Top Citizens Led Movements

Since time immemorial, India has proven itself to have the unity amongst its citizens inspite of the huge diversity in our culture and traditions. Whenever there comes the need of a change for the greater good, we always find someone or other taking that initiative to make the much needed change and to bring the whole nation together.

1. The Chipko Movement

Trees, which are undoubtedly a very crucial part of our survival are definitely need to saved always. This well known movement The Chipko Movement or Chipko Andolan was a movement regarding the forest conservation in India.

Reni village, of Chamoli district, where the movement started in Uttarakhand and went on further. The leader of the movement was Sunderlal Bahuguna. The basic idea behind this movement was to spread the awareness to protect trees and forests. And a large group of women came together to help in this movement. All the villagers mostly the women supported the movement by hugging the trees or clinging to the trees in the forest, to not let anyone cut or harm the trees.

2. Narmada Bachao Andolan

Narmada Bachao Andolan is again one of the most powerful movements which brought a huge mass together for this cause. Started in 1985, against the construction of massive dam on the Narmada river. The Narmada river being one of the largest river in India helps for the livelihood for an immense number of people of various cultures and traditions living there from tribal people inhabitating in the jungles to the large number of rural population. The dam which was about to be built is supposed to displace more than 250,000 people. The multi crore project was benefitting for the government with huge revenue. A very known leader Medha Patkar initiated this which turned to an international protest around the world. The protest eventually made the superstars to react in this issue and to support the movement.

3. Satyagraha Movement

One of the most prominent movements of all time must be the Satyagraha Movement. The movement which is widely referred to as the non-violence movement led by none other than Mahatma Gandhi. The Sanskrit word "Satyagraha" which is the amalgamation of two words 'Satya' which means truth and 'Agraha' which means to hold on to. Not only one but there were many incidents which led to this Satyagraha movements. One of such incidents was when he was traveling to Pretoria from Durban and even when he had reservations for first class compartment, he was not given his seat because of racial discrimination which was expressed by a fellow passenger who did not want to seat within the same corridor as him. Even after having lots of controversies during this movement but it actually was to help get back the deserved Human rights which were being violated. Mahatma Gandhi intended to bring peace with his ideology of non-violence which was his alternative to war.

4. Nirbhaya Movement

This is one of the most painful movements ever happened in India. This movement was raised as a protest for the gruesome crime that happened in Delhi on the cursed night of December 16th 2012. A medical student Jyoti Singh and her friend Avanindra Pandey while returning home boarded a public bus in South Delhi, little did they know what was awaiting for them. Both innocent friends had to go through the worst of experience which they didn't see coming. Four men on the bus gang raped the girl eventually beating up both of them, and after torturing them till they could those inhumans threw both of them out of the bus to die on the streets of Delhi that late. But fortunately both of them were picked up by a van and brought to a hospital where her friend Avanindra survived but unfortunately Jyoti died struggling for life in Singapore where she was further referred for treatment. And this horrible crime leading to the death of the innocent girl raged the citizens of India, the fact that even the capital city of nation didn't seem safe anymore. And people in huge number marched with candles for protest and to mourn the death of Jyoti struggling for the right. And the movement named 'Nirbhaya' due to the fearless girl Jyoti who struggled till her last breath. This movement led some changes in laws and to take fast actions against those who are committing this kind of crimes every now and then with someone innocent in any part of nation or world.