Village potter says profession does not give enough to make two ends meet
Ramashankar Prajapati from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is talking to a potter who tells him that they used to get earth from the land of farmers who are refusing to give them for free any more as they used to. Not many are buying earthern pots which are also used as worship material. He says we are doing this work for generation but it is becoming very difficult to make two ends meet. For more Prajapati Ji can be reached at 09713107812
Posted on: Dec 29, 2012. Tags: Ramashankar Prajapati
Health workers charging Rs 300 from pregnant poor women!
Shankar Lal ji from Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh is telling us corruption by local health workers who are charging Rs 200-300 from poor adivasi pregnant women to make their cards. Adivasi women have not complained anywhere but when Shankar Lal ji asked the health workers they told him that they need to pass on money to their higher officials so they are helpless. He requests us to get these investigated which are affecting poorest of the poor. For more Shankar ji can be reached at 09838358532
Posted on: Mar 27, 2012. Tags: Shankarlal Lalitpur
No compensation for Dam in 15 years, boycotting election
Shankarlal from Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh is talking to some villagers who are boycotting the ongoing Vidhan Sabha elections. The villagers tell him that a dam was built in the area 15 years ago where farmers lost their land but they are yet to get any compensation. They have knocked all doors but have got to support so they were forced to boycott the elections. For more Shankarlal ji can be reached at 09838358532
Posted on: Feb 23, 2012. Tags: Shankarlal Lalitpur
Invite for a Public hearing on mining issues in Rajasthan
Posted on: Nov 04, 2011. Tags: MINING SHANKARLAL
People use local medicines for snake bite and many die
Shankarlal from Lalitpur in Bundelkhand says that in his area more than 500 people were bitten by snakes in the current monsoon season, 18 of whom died . Though hospitals have anti snake venoms available but people prefer to use local medicines and that has caused these deaths. For more Shankarlal can be reached at 09838358532
