LESSON 15: GREEN CRUSADERS

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. ____ was unable to give birth to a child. Ans: Saalumaruda Thimmakka 2. ____ is popularly known as the Glacier Man. Ans: Jamuna Tudu 3. ____ is a Padmashri winner and has devoted a major part of her life to protecting and nurturing trees. Ans: Sunderlal Bahuguna 4. ____ is a lawyer and an environmentalist. Ans: M C Mehta 5. ____ was uneducated, but had the capacity to mobilise the women. Ans: Gaura Devi 6. ____ is a businessman who also works as a activist in Himachal Pradesh. Ans: Tilak Vij 7. ____ is a bus conductor from Tamil Nadu. Ans: M Y Yoganathan

II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. Who were honoured with the Padmashri? Ans: Saalumaruda Thimmakka and Sunderlal Bahuguna were honoured with the Padmashri. 2. Write about Jamuna Tudu. Ans: Jamuna Tudu is popularly known as the Glacier Man for his efforts to save and make artificial glaciers in Ladakh. 3. Who has been nicknamed as Lady ? Ans: Sunderlal Bahuguna has been nicknamed as Lady Tarzan. 4. Write about M C Mehta. Ans: M C Mehta is a lawyer and an environmentalist who pioneered legal activism for environmental protection which let to the closure of more than 200 industrial units around the Taj Mahal. 5. Who was one of the main leaders of the Chipko Movement? Ans: Gaura Devi was one of the main leaders of the Chipko Movement. 6. Who was an activist in Himachal Pradesh? Ans: Tilak Vij was an activist in Himachal Pradesh. 7. Write about M Y Yoganathan. Ans: M Y Yoganathan is a bus conductor from Tamil Nadu who has single-handedly planted more than 38,000 trees in 26 years.