Today Bhan Sahu and Ramesh Kunjam are helping us listen to songs and reports from all parts of Central tribal India through their latest edition of Blutooth radio program from Bijapur in Hindi and Gondi. Villagers use their mobile phones to record these songs and reports. They call 08050068000 to record. Now this program can be downloaded by people from their Gram Panchayat office if it has Broadband or from a download centre nearby. They can also get it from someone with smartphone and internet via bluetooth.

Shivanand is talking to a group of farmers in Nishira village in Padua Gram Panchayat in Mangawan block of Rewa district in MP where farmers tell him that 25-30 gram panchayats are facing water problem and water table has gone down. If it does not rain any year then it is difficult to get drinking water as happened this year. If canal comes to this area then it will solve that problem. There is a canal in nearby area.They are requesting us to talk to Collector@9425903973 about it. Dwivedi@7869992139

Balram Padoki from Nagri in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh is telling us about Gondi religion. He says Gondi is nature centric religion, not God centric. Gonds are divided in 750 gotras. These Gotras are based on trees and animals. People representing these Gotras work to save those specific trees and animals. The mantra of Gondi religion is Seva or service to community. They greet each other by Jai Seva. He urges specially Gondi people to learn more about their religion while respecting other’s. Padoki@8889816196

जिला-पूर्वी चम्पारण (बिहार) से राजीव कुमार राय एक लोकगीत सुना रहे हैं:-
एसन जमाना देखो आहिल हो-
लोगवा में पाप वा समाहिल हो-
अनमोल जिन्दगी बन गहिल खेल हो-
आदमी के आदमी से रहत नहीं मेल हो-
अनमोल जिन्दगी बन गहिल खेल हो-
एसन जमाना देखो आहिल हो-
आप सारा मंत्री लोग करेले घोटाला-
भइये के भैया आज ताता कर डाला-
लुटाईन हो सबे होजुराइल हो
एसन जमाना देखो आहिल हो...

Mangal Kunjam is telling us in Gondi that Maoist attacked 11 D mines of National Mineral Development Corporation Dantewada yesterday and destroyed machines and vehicles. They ran away when security forces fired at them. Maoists left posters saying they this activity was part of their protest against Govt policy to help corporates at the cost of environment and displacing people. Theyhad called for a strike in Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on 5th and 6th to protest such policies.