Jagdish ji from Jaba block of Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh is telling us about an adivasi called Deenanath who has raised lakhs of trees in last 20 years in an area of over 100 acres. Forest department first harassed Deenanath a lot but now they give him a support of Rs 1500 per month. He says people in the area are demanding that Deenanath be recognised by awards. He says the forest developed by Deenanath is worth watching and replicating. For more Jagdiesh ji can be reached at 09893905883

Rajesh Tripathi from Jan Chetna Raigarh is telling us that police has arrested 3 people in connection with attack on social activist Ramesh Agrawal. According to the press conference by the police chief of Raigarh these people have told that they were directed by one employee and another ex-employee of Jindal Steel to attack Mr Agrawal. The former employee of Jindal was also instrumental in attacking people in another Jindal plant in Angul in Odisha in past and have also filed cases against social activists fighting against Jindal. For more Rajesh ji can be reached at 09424183510

हर एक दिन नर्इ बाते नया संदेसा लाता है।
कर्इ परेशानी कर्इ नर्इ राह दिखलाता है।
एक पन्ने में दर्द और खुशहाली कहानी है
और दूसरा पन्ना फिर खुल जाता है।
ऐसे लगता है जैसे दिन आता है और जाता है।
आसमान में तारे कितने, किसको समेटूँ ये समझ नही आता है।
उतनी ही समस्या लगती जीवन में, कैसे मिटाऊँ मन मेरा घबराता है।
एक मकड़ी का जाल है दुनिया, कोर्इ फसे कोर्इ निकल जाता है।
किसी को बहुत खुशी है तो किसी को बहुत हताशा है ।
कोर्इ बताओं मुझे, क्या जीवन की परिभाषा है।
बस मुझे जानने की यही अभिलाषा है।

अनिल बामने

Raju Kumar from Chatra district of Jharkhand says I had heard a report on Swara by Aparna Marandi that many rich people are having Below Poverty Level cards whereas many poor do not have BPL cards. When I checked in my area I found that more then 25% people who have BPL cards are Govt employees and the people who are working as bonded laboreres in those houses have not got BPL cards. A report to officials do not help.Once people do not have BPL cards they can not avail many Govt schemes which are meant for poor. There is a need to start a campaign to rectify this. For more Raju ji can be reached at 09835235929

Kamal Shukla from Kanker district in (North Bastar), Chhattisgarh says the district was formed in 1998 but we are yet to get a Labor office. Though the district is home to Bauxite and iron ore mines apart from many other non-mining based factories but the labor officers appointed for the district are operating from other districts. The money sanctioned for opening a labor office six years ago is still unutilized. For more Kamal ji can be reached at 09981635944