A powerful story of transformation of a village brought about by a systemic approach and a committed community.
Eco-feminism involves philosophy and movements that connect feminism with ecology. It is believed that there are some significant connections between women and nature. A society that respects women also values reciprocity, nurturing and cooperation. Certain societies that lack gender equality also witness self-centric, materialistic mindset with oppression of nature and women. A village in Rajasthan, India has become a role model in implementing eco-feminist practices and miraculously transforming itself in the process.
Piplantri village in Rajasthan was once suffering from huge problems – industrial pollution from the nearby marble factories, water scarcity, lack of electricity, child marriage, female foeticide, illiteracy, crime and what not! The then ‘surpanch’ of the village, Shyam Sunder Paliwal, had a vision- to make Piplantri an ideal village. In 2006 he began a unique initiative to plant 111 trees when a girl was born in the village. And today after ten years, Piplantri is in deed an ideal village, which many villages around the country are looking up to.
This story is from the April - September 2017 edition of Eternal Bhoomi.
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