Santosh Tudu from Ranchi in Jharkhand has sent us some sound of drums and songs which he had recorded on the day of adivasi Sarhul festival last week. For more Santosh can be reached at 09471756840

Santosh Tudu from Ranchi in Jharkhand says today he went to have meal at Mukhyamantri Dal Bhat kendra where state provides rice and dal at subsidized cost of Rs 5 but the quality was appalling. He requests the Chief Minister to make a surprise visit to the centers sometime. He says CM inaugurated the project by having food in one such center but it looks the quality has deteriorated rapidly. For more Santosh can be reached at 09471756840

Kopa Kunjam from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh says he went to a Mitanin training program yesterday and found the Mitanins full of energy. 400 Mitanins have been selected for Bhairamgarh block there and half of them have already been trained and are doing good work in the villages. But he requests the authorities to also take the Mitanin work to those villages which are left out. For more Kopa ji can be reached at 09753368262

Kopa Kunjam from Dantewada says that in Bhairamgarh block, of the district all the schools and anganwadis on the villages on the other side of the river are only working on paper. The children are suffering from Malnutrition in the absence of anganwadis. Ths situation is similar in Usur and Bhopalpatnam block too.The concerned officers are requested to look into the matter and instruct for reopening of schools. For more Kopa ji ca be reached at 09753368262

Chandrakant reports from the 2nd national conference on Malnutrition being held in Bhopal where experts on the subject have got together. The Prime Minister’s paper was read, and a workshop was conducted on Malnutrition being a matter of national shame. The issue of accountability of the administration with regards to implementation of the Supreme court directive on child rights was also discussed. The workshop is expected to define a strategy for the future to ensure civic society participation to make government accountable.For more on the subject Chandrakant may be contacted at 9301040741