What has been discussed in the book 'Unquiet Woods' by Ramachandra Guha?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Deforestation in the Himalayan foothills.
Option (2) Deforestation in the Himalayan foothills. — Correct. In Unquiet Woods, Ramachandra Guha describes how villagers in the Himalayan foothills rallied to save the oak and rhododendron forests near their villages. When government forest contractors came to cut down the trees, villagers, many of them women, hugged the trees to stop the felling, because they depended on the forest for firewood, fodder and other daily needs.
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