ये आजादी आज़ादी है कैसा?
कहने वालों को हक ये मिला है कैसा
देखो कितने भूखे नंगे तडप रहे हैं
ये आज़ादी का हालत है कैसा
देखो कितने महल ये चमक रहे हैं
कितनी झुपडिया उजाड पड़े हैं
ये आज़ादी मिली है कैसा?

अपर्णा मरांडी

Aparna Marandi from Tilda block of Giridih district in Jharkhand is telling us that yesterday Police came to Kirando village and broke people’s houses. She is talking to Nunulal Hembrom who tells her that prolice broke the lock of his house and beat up a school going child. He says he wants to know why police did so and what action is being taken by officials against the police. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

Aparna Marandi is asking us if our nation is really independent. She says when I look around so many years after independence same repression as British is continuing and there is not much progress on health, education of poor. Educated are not getting jobs. She says my husband Jeetan Marandi is an example. He was writing songs to make people aware about their rights and to fight against obscurantism,dowry etc and he is in jail on false charges. I think we are not independent. For more Aparna ji can be reached at 09771949885

Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna Samaj Sevi sanstha in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh is visiting a school in Gaurela block in Saraipani village. He says it is 12 o’clock here but none of the 4 teachers are around and children are playing. He calls up the sweeper of the school who tells him that headmaster has gone to collect money for mid day meal and he has no idea about other 3 teachers. Mr Singh says the teachers are playing with the future of the children and education officers should be looking into the matter. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 09407779115

Please listen to a song written by People’s poet Jeetan Marandi from Jharkhand in adivasi language Khortha. His wife Aparna Maranadi sings it for us from Giridih district while Jeetan still langueshes in jail though court has acquitted him of all the charges of supporting Maoists. For translation of the song please call Aparna ji at 09771949885