Aparna Marandi from Giridih district of Jharkhand is singing a Santhali song today. The song is written by jailed adivasi cultural activist Jeetan Marandi which talks about ill effect of drinking. The song says you are drinking and your house is getting destroyed, your children are suffering, their education is getting affected. The song requests please leave drinking and take care of your family. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

My name is Nanda. I am from Potali village of Kuakonda block of Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Today we are celebrating independence day but I think we poor people are not independent. My village is just 45 kms away from district headquarter but we do not have school or health center. Our ration shop has shifted to police station and all the markets in interior areas are getting closed. People from remote forest villages are frightened to visit market in fear of police. This is not independence. For more Nanda ji can be reached at 07869461145

ये आजादी आज़ादी है कैसा?
कहने वालों को हक ये मिला है कैसा
देखो कितने भूखे नंगे तडप रहे हैं
ये आज़ादी का हालत है कैसा
देखो कितने महल ये चमक रहे हैं
कितनी झुपडिया उजाड पड़े हैं
ये आज़ादी मिली है कैसा?

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Aparna Marandi from Tilda block of Giridih district in Jharkhand is telling us that yesterday Police came to Kirando village and broke people’s houses. She is talking to Nunulal Hembrom who tells her that prolice broke the lock of his house and beat up a school going child. He says he wants to know why police did so and what action is being taken by officials against the police. For more Aparna Ji can be reached at 09771949885

Natthulal from Ekta Praishad in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh is talking to an adivasi called Dattu from village Pacher tahsil Khadgapur who tells him that 3 people from higher caste has registered his land and have started farming on the same from last year. He had no knowledge of the development. As per law non adivasis can not buy adivasi land without the permission of the administration. For more Natthulal ji can be reached at 09977233117