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
Posted on: Oct 14, 2013. Tags: BASTAR MOHAN YADAV
Campaign to preserve and revive Ghotuls (Night school for young) in Bastar
Mohan Yadav is visiting Bastar in Chhattisgarh where he meets Gondi scholars like Sher Singh Achla who tells him that they are running campaign for revival of tradition of Ghotuls ( Night school for young). They say Ghotul is their social, cultural, education and religious center. If they want to get united and save their language and knowledge they need to revive Ghotuls. All are requested to help preserve and revive this age old system. For more Mohan Ji is at 09479598133
Posted on: Oct 12, 2013. Tags: BASTAR EDUCATION MOHAN YADAV
Bastar traditional healer claims to treat cancer, TB etc with medicinal plants
Bir Singh Padda is visiting Vaid Baggiram in Bhanupratappur tahsil in North Bastar( Kanker) district in Chhattisgarh. He says I can see there is a big crowd of patients waiting to meet the Vaid ( traditional healer). The Vaid claims that he treats patients of cancer, TB, paralysis, piles and many more diseases. He says many patients come to him when doctors are not able to treat them. His claims are unverified. For more Padda Ji can be reached at 09406477564
