Narmada Bachao Andolan
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Narmada Bachao Andolan is an Indian social movement and advocacy group known for its long-standing campaign against large dams on the Narmada River, highlighting their environmental and social impacts on displaced communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narmada Bachao Andolan canonical | 9 |
| Narmada Bachao | 1 |
| Narmada Bachao Andolan movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2083891 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narmada Bachao Andolan Context triple: [Narmada Dam project, opposedBy, Narmada Bachao Andolan]
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A.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
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B.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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D.
Assam Movement
The Assam Movement was a mass political agitation in the Indian state of Assam (late 1970s–1980s) led largely by Assamese organizations to demand the detection and deportation of undocumented immigrants and protect the region’s demographic and cultural identity.
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E.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Narmada Bachao Andolan Target entity description: Narmada Bachao Andolan is an Indian social movement and advocacy group known for its long-standing campaign against large dams on the Narmada River, highlighting their environmental and social impacts on displaced communities.
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A.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
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B.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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C.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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D.
Assam Movement
The Assam Movement was a mass political agitation in the Indian state of Assam (late 1970s–1980s) led largely by Assamese organizations to demand the detection and deportation of undocumented immigrants and protect the region’s demographic and cultural identity.
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E.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy group
ⓘ
social movement ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
environmental impact assessment
ⓘ
fair compensation for project-affected families ⓘ rehabilitation of displaced people ⓘ sustainable development alternatives ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Goldman Environmental Prize (via Medha Patkar)
ⓘ
linked to:
Goldman Environmental Prize
Right Livelihood Award ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
inadequate resettlement and rehabilitation policies
ⓘ
top-down development planning ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Baba Amte
ⓘ
Medha Patkar ⓘ local activists in the Narmada valley ⓘ |
| hasSlogan |
Jal, Jangal, Zameen (water, forest, land)
ⓘ
Narmada Bachao ⓘ
linked to:
Narmada Bachao Andolan
|
| ideology | Gandhian non-violence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highlighting environmental impacts of large dams
ⓘ
highlighting social impacts of dam-induced displacement ⓘ long-standing campaign against the Sardar Sarovar Dam ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalAction | cases in the Supreme Court of India ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
environmental protection
ⓘ
opposition to large dams on the Narmada River ⓘ rights of displaced communities ⓘ |
| movementType |
anti-dam movement
ⓘ
environmental justice movement ⓘ human rights movement ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Medha Patkar ⓘ |
| notableSupporter |
Arundhati Roy
ⓘ
Baba Amte ⓘ |
| opposes |
Sardar Sarovar Dam
ⓘ
large dams on the Narmada River ⓘ |
| region |
Narmada Valley
ⓘ
state of Gujarat ⓘ state of Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to:
Maharashtra
states of Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| represents |
Adivasi communities in the Narmada valley
ⓘ
fisherfolk affected by dams ⓘ small farmers affected by dams ⓘ |
| river |
Narmada River
ⓘ
linked to:
Narmada
|
| startTime | 1980s ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
hunger strikes
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mass mobilization ⓘ non-violent protest ⓘ public interest litigation ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ |
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Subject: Narmada Bachao Andolan Description of subject: Narmada Bachao Andolan is an Indian social movement and advocacy group known for its long-standing campaign against large dams on the Narmada River, highlighting their environmental and social impacts on displaced communities.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Narmada Bachao Andolan
linked to: Narmada Bachao Andolan