Surendra Hanspal is surprised to find a woman as coolie in Raipur railway station in Chhattisgarh. He finds out that there are two women coolies amongst many men. He speaks to one of them Paras who tells him that it is like any other normal job. She is happy that she can earn upto 300 rupees a day whereas in normal labor work she can not earn more than 100. She says some passengers want to avoid her but she is very happy and proud of her work which is helping her family. For more Hanspal ji can be reached at 09425202442

My name is Manish Singh. I am a journalist. Today I went to Tadmetla, in Konta block of Sukma district in Chhattisgarh. Everyone now knows about Tadmetla. Poeple in Tadmetla told me that their village secretary and concerned officers have taken out all the money earmarked for the village in the name of development projects but they have not got any help from last 7 years. There is no old age pension, no NREGA and it is the story of all the nearby villages. For more Manish Ji can be reached at 09479186671

Arpana from Ranchi says the movement against land acquisition to build Indian Institute of Management continues. The hearing in High Court has got postponed which has made people worried but they are still strong to fight. Today it is raining hard but people are still sitting on the sit in site. People feel if they leave their land, Govt will not allow them to enter again. The people are living there day and night and staying awake in the night. They say our life and death is linked to this land and we can not give this land at any cost. For more Arpana can be reached at 08873121783

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna in Raigarh Chhattisgarh is reporting live from a rally organized by Pension Manch in New Delhi marching towards parliament. He says after a 5 day sit in the rally is demanding universal old age pension for all equivalent to half of minimum wages. He says thousands attended the rally from 22 states and political leaders from 22 parties have extended their support. He says according the Right to life in constitution this demand is a legal one and must be met. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

Surendra Hanspal is meeting Ritesh Agrawal in Kharora near Raipur in Chhattisgarh who has been selected in IAS from this small town. In the interview Mr Agarwal says he got inspiration to become an IAS from this small village where there were not much facilities and he had to live in a hostel for his education. He says IAS is an opportunity to change that. He says we can stop corruption in society by bringing value education. For more Surendra ji can be reached at 09425202442