Aparna Marandi is asking us if our nation is really independent. She says when I look around so many years after independence same repression as British is continuing and there is not much progress on health, education of poor. Educated are not getting jobs. She says my husband Jeetan Marandi is an example. He was writing songs to make people aware about their rights and to fight against obscurantism,dowry etc and he is in jail on false charges. I think we are not independent. For more Aparna ji can be reached at 09771949885

Chandra Pratap Singh from Navrachna Samaj Sevi sanstha in Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh is visiting a school in Gaurela block in Saraipani village. He says it is 12 o’clock here but none of the 4 teachers are around and children are playing. He calls up the sweeper of the school who tells him that headmaster has gone to collect money for mid day meal and he has no idea about other 3 teachers. Mr Singh says the teachers are playing with the future of the children and education officers should be looking into the matter. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 09407779115

My name is Vetti Nanda. I am calling from Konta in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Today I came to know about this number that’s why I am calling you. In our taluk surroundings villages bore wells are not working well. Nothing is there to eat, we are eating green leafs. Ration shops are not giving rice. Tendu leaf bonus has not been released by the government. We have so many problems. No one is solving our problems.Government welfare activates are not reaching our people. If we want welfare activates we need to give money to brokers. We are very poor Tribal people, how can we give them money? We are in trouble, we have no money. In villages no roads and lights. Some Anganvadi and schools teachers are not available. Please think about our life. For more Nandu ji can be reached at 09550042562

Rajendra Prasad from Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh is talking to Fulbasia and Ramchandar, two adivasis in their local dialect who tell him that forest department with help from Japan is uprooting them from their land which they are working on from generations. They say no one listens to us, when we go to officers and our representatives they show us law. We tell them the only law we know that this is our land, we are using it from generations and we will not give it. Rejendra Prasad tells them that there is a dharna in Delhi on 22nd and they will fight together to save the land. For more Rajendra ji can be reached at 08127922887

Please listen to a song written by People’s poet Jeetan Marandi from Jharkhand in adivasi language Khortha. His wife Aparna Maranadi sings it for us from Giridih district while Jeetan still langueshes in jail though court has acquitted him of all the charges of supporting Maoists. For translation of the song please call Aparna ji at 09771949885