Sundarlal Bahuguna and his wife Vimla adopted
Gandhian principles and established an ashram in
the village. He was also a leader to oppose Tehri
t h e v i l l a g e . H e w a s a l s o a l e a d e r t o o ppo s e T e h r i
dam project. He often worked for women’s right
and right of the poor.