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Sunderlal Bahuguna (born January 9, 1927)[2] is a noted environmentalist, Chipko movement leader and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of Non-violence and Satyagraha. For year has fought for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004[3]. He was one of the early environmentalists of India[4], and later he and people associated with the Chipko movement later started taking up environmental issues, like against large dams, mining and deforestation, across the country[5].

He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on January 26, 2009[2] and padma award on April 14,2009.