# Sarla Behn

> Sarla Behn was an English Gandhian social activist whose work in the Kumaon region of 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.

*English Gandhian social activist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sarla-behn

## Identity
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1901-04-05
- **Died:** 1982-07-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Сарла Бен](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Sarla Behn](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarla_Behn)
- [সৰলা বেন](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8)
- [Sarla Behn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarla_Behn)
- [સરલાબહેન](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AC%E0%AA%B9%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%A8)
- [सरला बेन](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8)
- [സരല ബെൻ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B2_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%86%E0%B5%BB)
- [ਸਰਲਾ ਬੇਨ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%A8)
- [سرلا بین](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [सरलाबेन](https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8)
- [சர்ளா பென்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D)
- [సరళ బెహన్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B8%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%B3_%E0%B0%AC%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%B9%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15196266)

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