Mastram from Bundelkhand is attending a 3 days meeting of traditional healers in Masora village in Bastar, Chhattisgarh and says he was amazed with the knowledge of traditional healers which is slowly disappearing. He says this age old knowledge needs to be preserver for betterment of humanity. He saw some examples of curing difficult diseases with almost no expenditure. Efforts should be made to give due respect to this knowledge. Mastram@09755009512

Mohan Ji is talking to Mr Sodi a Traditional healer from Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh. He says Traditional healers from entire Bastar region has assembled in 3 day meeting to think on future strategy to save herbs and Traditional healers. He says Bastar is surviving because of its Traditional healers. But with reducing forest, herbs are also disappearing. Special efforts need to be done by all to save herbs and this tradition of healers. MohanJi@07354983677

Dr HD Gandhi is telling us about 3 days conference in Bastar for Documentation of herbs and traditional healers. He says tribal area of Bastar is Chhattisgarh is blessed with natural herbs which are used by traditional healers for curing people. But unfortunately both herbs and healers are reducing. He requests healers in Bastar to come forward and attend the meeting which will go on till 31st December in Masora village in Kondagaon district. For more Dr Gandhi is at 08602008999/555/7879751110

Mangal Kunjam is visiting Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh with a team of journalist who visited Basaguda today to pay tribute to slain journalist Sai Reddy who was allegedly killed by Maoists on 6th Dec. Earlier Maoists had killed another journalist Nemichand Jain on Feb 12th. He says Journalists are getting pressurized from both sides in South Bastar. They have decided not to carry Maoist press notes and have requested others to do the same. Mangal@09407708515

Dr. H D Gandhi is talking to divisional secretary of Traditional healers association of Bastar Motiram Kumeti in Kondagaon of Chhattisgarh.Motiramji says they are organizing convention of traditional healers of entire Baster region on 29 Dec to 31 Dec at village Masora near Kondagaon. They will exchange traditional health knowledge, how to save herbs and how to increase income of traditional healers in this meeting. For more Dr. Gandhi is at 09424631467