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Introduction The environment is an important aspect of rural Indian life. Forests have always been central to Indian civilization. Over the past few decades, the increasing environmental damage has caused development agencies to reassess what the environment is all about. “Use of traditional knowledge may benefit development by providing more realistic evaluations of local needs, environmental constrainst, and natural resource production systems. Involvement of the local people in the planning process improves the chance of success of development (Emergence of the Field, pg 33). “Man’s dominion over nature,” the official ideology of conventional Western science that aims to control the environment... (Emerg of Field, 34).” Ecofeminism Ecofeminism is a combination of the women’s movement and the environmental movement. Ecological feminism (ecofeminism for short) is a relatively new way of thinking about nature, politics and spirituality.