A lively grasscutting competition which caught the imagination of village women in Uttarakhand is being revived after a gap of five years by the Chetna Andolan, an activist group founded by late social worker Trepan Singh Chauhan.
The Ghasiyari Pratyogita was started by Chauhan to honour the women of the hills for their labour and their role in conserving the state’s Himalayan ecology. Hundreds of women joined the competition. They gained recognition and got generous prizes. The popularity of the competition caught the eye of the state government.
The competition is likely to be held. . .