The Wedlock Tree

by Pooja Agrawal | August 19, 2008 at 04:15 am
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The Wedlock Tree

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In India there's a ritual where relatives from the bride's side hide the bridegroom's shoes at the time of marriage and demand money to return the shoes back. But now in Indian state of Uttarakhand girls ask their future husbands to plant a tree instead thus resulting in Environmental conservation. This "Maiti" system started from a village now has spread to 8 states of the country and to many countries of the world like Canada, America, Nepal, Norway, China, Thailand etc. Read more about this unique way of environmental conservation.

नेग में मिली हरियाली
उत्तराखंड की लड़कियां अब शादी के लिए आए दूल्हों के जूते नहीं चुरातीं बल्कि उनसे अपने मैत यानी मायके में पौधे लगवाती हैं. इस नई रस्म ने वन संरक्षण के साथ-साथ सामाजिक समरसता और एकता की एक ऐसी परंपरा को गति दे दी है, जिसकी चर्चा दुनिया भर में हो रही है. पेड़ लगाने का यह आंदोलन अब उत्तराखंड सहित देश के आठ राज्यों में भी अपने जड़ें जमा रहा है. उत्तराखंड से प्रसून लतांत की रिपोर्ट


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at 08:33 on August 23rd, 2008

Pooja Agrawal, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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