Historical Roots of Ecological Resistance In 1730, Giridhar Bhandari, minister to Raja Abhai Singh of Marwar, arrived in the village of Khejarli to procure wood, reportedly for palace construction or lime production. When he and his soldiers demanded access to the village trees, Amrita Devi Bishnoi and the local community refused, asserting that the Khejri … Continue reading Sacred Groves: India’s Living Tradition of Biodiversity Conservation and the Vision of SustainIable Development