Mastram from Niwadi in Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that last month I had reported on Swara that in our area Self Help groups are selling grain meant for Mid day meal in school in open market in connivance with some officers and this needs to be investigated. Today officials have caught a self help group selling 3 quintal wheat in open market meant for mid day meal. Investigating Officer has instructed to make FIR. For more Mastram Ji is at 8718846800

अंतागढ़ जिला कांकेर छत्तीसगढ़ से रघुवती कोर्राम ने गोंडी गीत गायी है इस गीत का अर्थ है कि जब लडकी अपने पडोस वालों के साथ राजा के बँगला में नाचने जाती है तो उस समय अपने साथी लडकियो को भी बुला कर ले जाती है चलो आज राजा के बंगले में नाच गाना हो रही है|गीत का बोल है
छुटख खार्रे ना नाना वायना
रन्ड ढोली बंगला था एदेला
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Padya Atram is a Gondi speaking Adivasi from Adilabad district of Telangana ( earlier Andhra Pradesh). Today he is playing flute for all of us through his mobile phone. For more you can reach Atram Ji at 07382763861

Yashwant Ramteke is in Bacheli in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh where he is talking to Laxman Kunjam of Karka village from the other side of Bailadila hills in Bijapur district. Election is on 11th Nov but he says though we are only few kilometers away from National Mineral Development Corporation mines but we have never voted in 40 years. There are around 25 villages which are not on Voter, BPL, Revenue or any list. For more Yashwant is at 09424278552

Mastram is visiting Mathurapur village in Jhansi district in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh where a farmer Kalicharan tells him that their entire crops has destroyed in recent heavy rains. He says he has spent around Rs 90,000 on the crop and is not going to get back more than 10,000. No govt official has visited to assess the damage. If Govt remains callous like this we will see some more farmer suicides in Bundelkhand. For more Mastram is at 9755009512