My name is Balram Singh Gond. I am an adivasi. I am calling from village Rahunia, Panchayat Bilha in Majhgawan block of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh. A group of us are farming on forest land from before 2000. I was told there is a law according to which we will get land deeds. Collector came to our panchayat and he said the same and we filled up forms as requried but we have not got land deeds and forest department people often harass us and trouble us when we do farming. For more Balram Ji can be reached at 07354434624

My name is Balaram. I am calling from Shergarh in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. I am from Sansi community ( Sansi is a denotified tribe). Though there are many govt orders but we are not getting any help in Indira Awas or any other govt schemes. We are also not allowed to attend the meetings of Panchayat calling us lower caste. Though we have a letter from the Chief Minister still local officials do not help us getting land rights. I am requesting for help. For more Balaram Ji can be reached at 09001939225

Kamayani Bali Mahabal from Mumbai is requesting us to call Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh at 0755 2441781 to protest orders against Jagrut Adivasi Dalit Sangathan in Badwani district of Madhya Pradesh. She says acitivists of JADS have been struggling peacefully for constitutinal rights for years and were fighting for better impementation of NREGA, Forest Rights Act and National Rural Health mission and have managed to secure NREGA wages for many. She also requests us to call Commissioner at 0731 2435111 and IG at 0731 2702777. Formore Kamayani can be reached at 09820749204

किस किस को कैद करोगे?
लाखों हैं मुक्ति के पंछी, कैद करोगे किसको
लेकर पिंजरा उड़ जाएंगे खबर न होगी तुझको
इस पिंजरे की सलाखों का लोहा हमने ही निकाला है
ये लोहा पिघलाने हमने अपना खून उबाला है
लोहा लोहे को पहचानेगा, फिर क्या होगा समझो
लेकर पिंजरा उड़ जाएंगे खबर न होगी तुझको
इस पिंजरे की दीवारों में हमने पसीना बहाया है
ईंट बनाने, सीमेंट बनाने मिट्टी को भी भिगोया है
मिट्टी कभी गद्दार न होगी, क्या बतलायें तुझको
लेकर पिंजरा उड़ जाएंगे खबर न होगी तुझको
इस पिंजरे के पुर्जे पुर्जे हमें बताते अपने किस्से
कितने मज़दूर दफन हुए हैं इस पिंजरे के नींव के नीचे
वो मज़दूर हैं साथ हमारे, कौन रोकेगा हमको
लेकर पिंजरा उड़ जाएंगे खबर न होगी तुझको
कैद में डालो, फांसी लगा दो, हंटर से चमड़ी भी निकालो
न्याय के रस्ते चल पड़े हैं, बाँध लगा लो, कांटे बिछा लो
कितना ज़ुल्म करेगा ज़ालिम, थक जाना है तुझको
लेकर पिंजरा उड़ जाएंगे खबर न होगी तुझको
अशोक डेंगले

Kamayani from Mumbai translates 12 year old Zohra’s message in English-”Tens of Thousands of people are protesting the setting up of Nuclear Power plant in Kodankulam Tamilanadu.We are surrounded by police men. For 4 days we have camped here without food. Somehow we are managing to get food from the sea, but it is not enough.I have not gone to school, and one woman who has delivered a baby is not being allowed to go home.I am not under pressure to participate, but I will not leave because this plant is just 2 kilometres from my village, and we can all be killed one day like the people in Japan. All of you please support us in any way you can.”Kamayani can be contacted at 9820749204