Janardan Mahto is telling us about 2 day workshop to learn how to send messages on Swara in Mohda in Dhanbad, Jharkhand from tomorrow 23rd February. The workshop will be held in Community hall in Mohda. Participants from 7 districts are taking part. Naim Ejaz, Subhash Gayali and Janardan Mahato are organisers. For more Mahto Ji can be reached at 08051162748

My name is Santosh Choudhary. I am calling from Devra village in Kotar tahsil of Rampur block in Satna district. Here some people are doing mining very near to houses of 150 dalit families. They have destroyed 6 houses by mining work. Instruction from Mining dept says no mining will be allowed within 500 meters of residential area but our complaints to higher officials also not yielding any result. You are requested to help. For more Santosh Ji can be reached at 08462896940

Birendra Kumar Mahto from Ranchi in Jharkhand is telling us about a meeting of Inquilabi Naujawan Lekhak Sangh which demanded immediate release of social activist Dayamani Barla. The meeting said if Ms Barla is not relased then the writers will be forced to come out to streets to protest in a democratic way. For more Mahto Ji can be reached at 09304453077

My name is Santosh Tudu. I am calling from Ranchi in Jharkhand. Some laborers from here who were working in Rajasthan told me that they have not been paid by their contractor for months and asked for my help. I suggested them to report on Swara. I am glad to share that within few hours of the report some activists and journalists got active and in result there was an emergency meeting in the company and the laborers were paid the next day. The laborers and I thank everyone who helped. For more Santosh Ji can be reached at 09471756840

Santosh Tudu from Ranchi in Jharkhand is talking to a Jharkhandi adivasi laborer Sanjay Hembrom stuck in Neemrana in Alwar district of Rajasthan. A group of people first took them to Tata, then to Delhi before reaching Alwar. They were promised Rs 12,000 per month but have not been paid anything in last 4 months. The contractors are threatening them and have beaten them up when they asked for due wages. They are looking for our help to get rescued. For more Tudu Ji can be reached at 09471756840