Sarla Behn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sarla Behn

English Gandhian social activist

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1901

Place of Birth: Shepherd's Bush, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Jul-1982

Profession: social activist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sarala Behn (born Catherine Mary Heilman; 5 April 1901 – 8 July 1982) was an English Gandhian social activist whose work in the Kumaon region of Uttrakhand, India helped create awareness about the environmental destruction in the Himalayan forests of the state.
She played a key role in the evolution of the Chipko Movement and influenced a number of Gandhian environmentalists in India including Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Bimala behn and Sunderlal Bahuguna.
Along with Mirabehn, she is known as one of Mahatma Gandhi's two English daughters.
The two women's work in Garhwal and Kumaon, respectively, played a key role in bringing focus on issues of environmental degradation and conservation in independent India.