My name is Panchhu Marawi. I am calling from Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh. My village was displaced from Kanha national park in 1977. Some families got land at that time as displacement package but others captured forest land and have been working on them from 1990s. They have filled application form under Forest Rights act and have paid bribe as advised by local forest officials but they are yet to get their land deeds. For more Marawi Ji can be reached at 09907283363

Jagdish Baghel from Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that 70% adivasis from his area have migrated to Maharashtra in search of work as there is no NREGA work in the area from last 2 years. If there is work there is no payment. He says NREGA which started in 2005 worked well till 2009 but after that it has not been able to help and all those promises of 100 days of work and payment in 15 days have been proven hollow. For more Baghel Ji can be reached at 09424320973

Chandrakanta Mohtekar from Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh is singing a struggle song: ज़मी तो इक तरफ हम आसमाँ हिला देंगे, करेंगे आह तो बस आग ही लगा देंगे...

Brijesh Singh is reporting live from a rally of trade unions as part of their 2 days nationwide strike. He talks to leaders of the rally who tell him that they are demanding that no Govt worker should work without any renumeration as it is against labor laws. They are also demanding a minimum wage of Rs 10,000 and a pension of Rs 3,000 per month. They say the leaders take good care of themselves by increasing their salaries regularly but do not care for people. For more Brijesh Ji can be reached at 09754177792

Aloka from Ranchi in Jharkhand is reporting live from a rally of Bhartiya Adim Jati Parishad. Adivasis from states of Bihar, Odisha and Chhattisgarh are also taking part in the rally which started from Ranchi railway station today and is going towards Raj Bhavan before turning itslef into a meeting. They have a list 21 demands of which the most important is the formation of Adim Janjati board. For more Aloka can be reached at 08986683426