# Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India

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- Book: [Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India](https://www.bookquiver.com/meghaa-gupta/unearthed-the-environmental-history-of-independent-india) ([Unearthed: The Environmental History of Independent India.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/meghaa-gupta/unearthed-the-environmental-history-of-independent-india.md))
- Authors: [Meghaa Gupta](https://www.bookquiver.com/meghaa-gupta)
- Publisher: india_puffin
- ISBN: 978-01-4345-091-7
- Pages: 232
- Published: 2020-09-01
- Language: en_IN
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Protesting against dams, protecting tigers, hugging trees, saving seeds, making room for elephants, battling mountains of waste, fighting air pollution, coping with soaring temperatures-India and its people have shared a remarkable relationship with the environment. From the Green Revolution to the National Action Plan on Climate Change, Unearthed: An Environmental History of Independent India chronicles the country’s historical movements and significant green missions since 1947. Interspersed with lots of trivia, tales of eco-heroes and humorous cartoons, this easy-to-read account uncovers the story of a past with the hope that we will rewrite India’s future.