Ho adivasis need irrigation, forest based industry,Mining helped outsiders...
Rabi Pradhan is talking to Madhusudanji a Ho adivasi social activist in Chaibasa area in Jharkhand who tells him that Govt has only used the Kolhan area for taking minerals away which has not helped the locals. This area needs irrigation and forest based local cottage industry but less than 5% area is irrigated. Ho adivasis have never tolerated outside influence and has a tradition of revolt but more outsiders are illegally taking away their land. Rabiji is @ 07766001622
Posted on: Nov 20, 2013. Tags: FOREST MINING RABISHANKAR PRADHAN
Gold below, fertile land above with so many rivers still we are poor: Ho song
Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting Chaibasa in Jharkhand and meets a Ho speaking Adivasi Pradan Samsei from Anjerbeda village in Khutbani block who sings a song in Ho language on his request. The song says we have gold and silver below our land in Jharkhand. We have so fertile land above and so many rivers around. But still we are poor because we are not educated. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09938794504
Posted on: Nov 19, 2013. Tags: LAND RABISHANKAR PRADHAN
In Saranda area we have dirty water to drink from mines but no jobs for youth
Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting Manoharpur block of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand near Saranda forests where he meets Sushil Barla who tells him in his Adivasi Ho language that even after Saranda Action Plan people do not have basic needs like road, electricity, education. They are forced to drink dirty water from mines and also apart from so many mines local adivasi young boys and girls have no job. For more Rabi Ji is at 09938794504
Posted on: Nov 18, 2013. Tags: RABISHANKAR PRADHAN WATER
I got cheated by some selling license to sell goods, Pls learn from my mistake
My name is Anuradha Rao. I am calling from Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh. My father does business here and sometime back we were cheated by a group of people who took Rs 3000 from us in the name of giving license to do business of agriculture products in the name of Hariyali Kisan Vikas. The guys number is 8224097929 which is always switched off. We got cheated but I want to tell all of you to be aware of such frauds. Anuradha is at 7509593551
Posted on: Nov 12, 2013. Tags: Anuradha Rao
Allegation of Tata Steel dumping Iron ore on Adivasi land, Please investigate
Rabishankar Pradhan is talking to Shyamsunar Purty, a Ho adivasi and Zila Parishad member of Kendujhar district in Joda block of Odisha who alleges in his Ho language that Tata Steel is dumping iron ore on patta land of adivasis. People have been protesting but officials are not listening. He requests us to talk to Collector Vishnu Sahu at 09437142672 and Tahsildar Mr Prabir at 09437314721 to help. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09938794504
