Himanshu Kumar from Delhi is telling us that petition for bail of Soni Sori and Lingaram Kodopi came up for hearing in Supreme Court but lawyers for Chhattisgarh Govt in an effort to delay the proceedings said they have got the papers only today and will not be able to argue. Court has given Friday as next day. The lawyers for Govt said officials are busy in elections and it will be difficult for them to reply on Friday. For more Himanshu Ji is at 08745007812

Brijesh Kumar is calling from Lohgarh village, Thana Dabhaura Jaba block in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where he runs a Dalit Bal Swara kendra for children. He helps us listen to a song by two girls Shashi and Khushbu.
दलित बाल स्वर केंद्र हमारा
आओ बच्चों पढ़ें लिखें हम
पढ़ लिखकर हम आगे बढ़ें
समझ बढेगी विचार बढेगा
शाम सुबह हम खूब पढेंगे
दलित बाल स्वर का नाम बढेगा

Dr Mantu Kumar from Kaimur district in Bihar is telling that there was an enquiry on Nurses posted in Adivasi area of Adhaura block and it was found that 12 Nurses had gives false certificate. A letter was sent to Govt officials to remove them and recover money from them. But nothing has been done and at great risk to the health of adivasi population these nurses are continuing their work. You are requested to call Collector at 09431031500. Mantu Ji is at 09472415560

चन्द्रकुमार धुरवा अंतागढ़ जिला कांकेर छत्तीसगढ़ से है जो एक गोंडी गीत गा रहे हैं| इस गीत का अर्थ है एक लडकी जंगल में रहती है और वह मोटर गाड़ी में बैठकर घूमने जाना चाहती है पर उसके गाँव में मोटरगाड़ी नही चलती है | गीत के बोल है:
नाना री सिक्कि सी मोटोर थे वायतोना
ना जिला कांकेर भीग तोन हो रेला
नाना सायकिल पोयसी पेरकिला वायतोना
नाना सायकिल पोयसी पेरकिला वायतोना
ना जिला कांकेर नाना री
सिक्कि सी मोटोर थे वायतोना
नाना री सिक्कि सी मोटोर थे वायतोना
ना जिला कांकेर भीग तोन हो रेला …।

Sajal Kumar is calling from Baysi village in Dhamajaigarh block in Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh where Govt organized two Public hearings in last 2 weeks for transferring forest land to Bharat Aluminium Company ( Balco). He is talking to villagers who tell him that in last hearing quorum was not complete and officers are putting pressure to get more signatures fraudulently to show that Gram Sabha agreed to give land. Sajal is at 8964896483