Piplantri an Ecofeminism Success Story

Abstract

To research how a small dessert village Piplantri transformed into an oasis. The paper covers the environmental, economic, political, social, and cultural aspects that contributed to the transformation. It demonstrates how the optimum use of government funds and knowledge of medicinal plants and the ecology of the village helped people undertake the transformation. The paper also includes the impact of the work both internationally and nationally and how the model is being duplicated in other such areas. Along with the ecosystem, the project has also transformed the mindsets of people in rural Rajasthan about many social evils specifically female foeticide and infanticide.