Pamela Chatterrjee (born c. 1930) is an Indian writer and rural activist. Her project reclaimed 625,000 hectares of land. She has been recognised with the Nari Shakti Puraskar award. It is the highest award for women in India.
Pamela Chatterjee | |
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.jpg) receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar | |
| Born | c. 1930 |
| Occupation | activist and writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
Life
editPamela Chatterrjee was born in about 1930.[1]
Chatterjee lives in Kumaon Region in Uttaranchal State in India.[2]
Chatterjee, supported by the World Bank, was able to reclaim 4,600 hectares of land. The project started with 95 farmers but over two years the numbers increased.[3] The land in question had too much sodium and is known as Sodic soil. The first harvests of Paddy from the land showed a higher yield than traditional fields.[1]
She published "Listen to the mountains: a Himalayan journal" in 2005.[2]
Eventually there were 10,000 farmers and the land reclaimed was 625,000 hectares.[3]
She wrote up her experiences with the farm as a book titled "The Jamun Tree" which was published in 2012.[4] It describes the project and includes recollections from those involved.[3] The book was dedicated to the spiritual leader Ramesh Oza and released by Dr Ashok Khosla at the Delhi office of the World Bank.[5]
She was given the Nari Shakti Puraskar award in 2017. The award was made in the Presidential Palace by the President of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b India, Government of (2018-03-08), English: Pamela Chatterjee biog from official twitter feed, retrieved 2020-04-12
- ^ a b Chatterjee, Pamela; Addor-Confino, Catherine (2005). Listen to the mountains: a Himalayan journal. Viking, Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780670058396.
- ^ a b c "The Jamun Tree and other stories on the environment by Pamela Chatterjee buy online". bookstore.teri.res.in. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Chatterjee, Pamela (2012-01-01). The Jamun Tree and other Stories on the Environment. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). ISBN 978-81-7993-440-1.
- ^ "Sarvodaya Ashram". sashram.org. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Nari Shakti Puraskar - Gallery". narishaktipuraskar.wcd.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
