Was a Sarvodaya worker and participated in the Bhoodan Movement in Bihar in 1953-55. After marriage to Mr. Sunderlal Bahuguna, she continued to live in the villages as a householder, collecting wood from the forests and attending to the household chores, as also an activist educating children and inculcating a sense of self-confidence among the women. Started a drive for prohibition and went to jail. Inspired the common village women to join the Chipko movement and the prohibition cam .... Read More