Rabishankar Pradhan is talking to Shyamsunar Purty, a Ho adivasi and Zila Parishad member of Kendujhar district in Joda block of Odisha who alleges in his Ho language that Tata Steel is dumping iron ore on patta land of adivasis. People have been protesting but officials are not listening. He requests us to talk to Collector Vishnu Sahu at 09437142672 and Tahsildar Mr Prabir at 09437314721 to help. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09938794504

Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting Gangpur area in Sundergarh district of Odisha where he meets an adivasi boy Supreal Xaxa who sings a song in his Sadri language explaining how they came from Chhota Nagpur area in Jharkhand to Gangpur area in Odisha and made land for cultivation after cutting the forest. The words of the song are:
इ हमर गांगपुर सोना लेके आइगेरे
ए सना जिली लिली सोभा
खुटकट्टी जमीन आदिबासी के
नागपुर छूटी गेले.
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Rabi Pradhan is talking to a Mundari speaking adivasi from in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh district in Odisha, who is running pillar to post to get caste certificate for his son so that he continues his education. He says officials gave caste certificate to his older son but now says his land is disputed so they cant give him one unless he pays for the land. He says though Govt is trying to educate them but this is how adivasis get harassed. For more Rabi Ji is at 09777391129

Rabishankar Pradhan is visiting on a train in Odisha where he meets a jawan from BSF Rajsekhar who is also a mimicry artist and he records his art on mobile phone for all of us to listen. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09938794504

Rabi Pradhan from Odisha is returning from Niyamgiri hills where a flood like situation is developing after heavy rain. He says in Rayagada district in Jarpa village last Gram Sabha took place to decide on proposal of mining in Niyamgiri hills by Vedanta which villagers refused to accept. This way in all the 12 Gram Sabhas in Niyamgiri hills the adivasis have rejected the proposal for mining in Niyamgiri hills. For more Rabi Ji can be reached at 09933716773