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The Essay

Before 'Silent Spring'

Episode 1: Chipko

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Indian eco-activist Vandana Shiva discusses the Chipko protest of 1730 when 363 Bishnoi people in Rajasthan were massacred for protecting a forest of sacred Khejri trees. Show more

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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