Lovers are like crab, snake and fish: Halbi Nat geet from Bastar Chhattisgarh
Shakeel Rizvi from Bastar in Chhattisgarh is helping us listen to a romantic song in Halbi langauge by Manoj Rajput. Manoj Rajput is a famous Halbi singer in Bastar. A boy is trying to attract a girl in this Nat geet which is also commonly used in the occasion of marriages. In this song the lovers qualities are compared to crabs, snakes and fish found in different colors in the local pond. For more on the song Please contact Shakeel Ji at 09424292025
Posted on: Dec 03, 2013. Tags: BASTAR CHHATTISGARH SHAKEEL RIZVI
Impact: Hours after Swara report Adivasi Bastar girl in trouble gets job offer...
My name is Dr Rajaram Tripathi. This morning I heard the story of Mangli Kunjam of Bastar, Chhattisgarh in CGnet Swara who is facing lots of trouble in life. We in Maa Danteshwari Herbal in Kondagaon grow herbs in organic form for traditional medicines. Mangli Ji or any other sister from Bastar in trouble can work with us. We also work in processing these medicinal plants. We also make organic manure. For more you can contact me at 09425258105
Posted on: Nov 29, 2013. Tags: BASTAR DR RAJARAM TRIPATHI
Story of Adivasi girl from Bastar who was married, sold, resold, Pls help her
Shakeel Rizvi from Jagdalpur,Chhattisgarh is telling the story of Mangli Kunjam, an Adivasi girl from Bastar. Mangli was working in an anganwadi but after marriage and first child she lost her job. Husband deserted.She went to Delhi with help from a friend, who sold her. She was sold again and then escaped some how. She now lives in a children home. Please call Collector at 09407748805 to help her get her job back. For more Shakeel Ji is at 09424292025
Posted on: Nov 29, 2013. Tags: BASTAR SHAKEEL RIZVI
Traditional healers in Bastar to speed up process of registering themselves
Pushpa from Kanker is calling from a meeting of Traditional healers ( Vaids) in Bhanupratappur in North Bastar district of Chhattisgarh where they are trying to get all the member of their organisation registered. The Vaids tell her that they do this work pro bono and treat many patients for variety of diseases. They think they will benefit from registration. They also want Government to co-operate with them and take this tradition forward. For more Pushpa is at 09406477564
Posted on: Oct 23, 2013. Tags: BASTAR PUSHPA KANKER
Activists helping Bastar Adivasis preserve culture and institutions like Ghotul...
Mohanji is visiting Antagarh in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh where he is talking to Dileep Sahu a social activist who tells him that apart from helping Adivasis with getting land deeds under forest rights act, they are also helping them preserve their culture and institutions like Ghotul. He says they work in a sensitive area where they can not go to any village any time and some time they also face problems with non-state actors. Mohanji is at 09479598133
