Raju Rana is calling from Dumridhoji village in Jogidih panchayat in Pratappur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand where villagers were pleading for a road for a long time. After getting fed up now they have started work on the road themselves and the enthusiasm is so much that people are giving their land on their own. Two have also agreed to break part of their houses for the road which will make life of villagers better, they say. Raju is at 08507143769

Raju Rana from Chatra district in Jharkhand says after experiencing drought in last 5 years this year it has rained well and farmers are hoping a good harvest. In last years people had to mass migrate in search of work to cities and other states. That may stop this year. He says in this area no provision has been made to store the rain water and there is no water in ponds after March and farmers are unable to work in summer. Raju Ji is at 09835235929

Raju Rana from Semaria block in Chatra district of Jharkhand is talking to a 75 year old widow Puniya Devi who is called by her fellow villagers as a witch (Dayan). She says wherever she goes the villagers taunt and call her a witch. He says in many parts of Jharkhand there are institutions which declare women witch. Authorities and people working for women’s empowerment should look at this issue. For more Raju Ji can be reached at 09430313721

Raju Rana is reporting live from Adhoura area in Kaimur district in Bihar where adivasis are remebering death anniversary of social activist Dr Vinayan by singing songs and planing trees. Dr Binayan lived with adivasis for many years before he died in 2006 on this day. He fought with them to save their land, forest and water and was instrumental in brining Forest Rights Act. For more Raju can be reached at 09430313721

Raju Rana is visiting Kaimur area in Bihar where he meets Balkeshwar Ji a leader of Kaimur Mukti Morcha who is telling him that Govt has declared the forest in the area as a sanctuary and is not allowing rights for minor minerals to adivasis. He says the situation of adivasis is worse then what it was at the time of British. There are no teachers in school, there is corruption in NREGA, he alleges. For more Raju Ji can be reached at 09430313721