A caller from Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh says though Govt says they are promoting solar energy to bring light to all the villages but they have been trying for more than a year but the solar energy department could not process their application and have now also returned their advance payment. For more the caller can be reached at 07509794948

When the parents of the girl failed to provide what was demanded by in laws, the husband was packed off to another city, and the girl had to deal with humiliation at the hands of the mother in law and sister in law. Finally she was sent back to her parents home. Intervening on behalf of a young woman who had to deal with demands for dowry, Bhan Sahu does not see them relenting. A visit to the police station revealed that a case for divorce had already been filed. Despite ill treatment meted out, the girl is even now ready to go to her husband’s home if they accept her, because she feels that if she goes back to her parent’s home, where she has a brother, she will face humiliation at the hands of his future wife. How is one to reconcile with such a mindset in our women, asks Bhan Sahu.

Mithun Kumar Mandal from Sitapur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh is sitting next to hot water spring in Tatapani, where a group of school children are also visiting. The miraculous natural sulphurous water is said to cure skin problems. But for now, the group has boiled an egg in the water. If you want to test the waters, please call Mithun at 08435867751 for exact location and way to travel

Anil bamne from Jan Swasthya Sansthan in Chhattisgarh says they held a blood donation camp in Bilaspur on 10th of February. This was preceded by an awareness campaign which addressed the common misapprehensions about loss of strength, virility in men associated with blood donation. With the result people came from as far. Anilji invites people to see that donating blood is the greatest “punya” and help that one human being can give to another one at a time of need.

(यह कविता पेम गाँव, चौबेपुर, कानपुर नगर में एक चट्टा-मालिक द्वारा अपने नौकरों के साथ किये गए अत्याचार पर आधारित है |)

मेरा भारत महान

मेरे गाँव की एक घटना
गाँव में एक बड़े साहब है
बड़े रसूखदार है सीएम् से भी ज्यादा उनके ठाठ है
साहब के पास भैसों के चट्टे है
साहब के पास ईटो के भट्टे है
देखभाल के लिए साहब नौकर भी खूब रखते है
एक रात की बात है
भैसों के बाड़े से चार भैसों के गुम होने की बात उड़ी
साहब के होसे-हवास ले उड़ी
साहब के कोई बात समझ में न आयी
न पुलिस में रपट लिखवाई और न कोई सुनवाई
बस घर के नौकरों की ही कर दी खूब पिटाई
भैस न मिली तो नौकरों के हाथ में ही लगा दी हथकड़ी
इतने से भी साहब का मन न भरा तो
सारी रात नौकरों को उल्टा लटकाकर किया अधमरा
प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था की बहाली का भी हाल देखिये
पुलिस ने भी न करी कोई सुनवाई और
डाक्टरों ने भी न की अपनी कार्यवाही
अब दलित नौकरों की करे कौन सुनवाई
गुरु जी कहते है हमरे देश में तो लोकतंत्र है
पर हमरे गाँव में तो साहब का तंत्र है
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