To make more humane world: More efforts needed to stop female feticide...
Mastram from Bundelkhand says Governments are running various campaigns to save Girl child but it is not working. He is narrating a horrific story where yesterday in Morena a dog was found carrying fetus of a girl child. In a similar incident last month fetus of a girl child was found on a polythene pack. He says we need to do more effective work to change the attitude and give equal respect to boy and girl child to make our world more humane. Mastram is at 8718846800
Posted on: Oct 26, 2013. Tags: Mastram Bundelkhand
Impact: Self Help Group caught selling grain meant for School Mid Day meal
Mastram from Niwadi in Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that last month I had reported on Swara that in our area Self Help groups are selling grain meant for Mid day meal in school in open market in connivance with some officers and this needs to be investigated. Today officials have caught a self help group selling 3 quintal wheat in open market meant for mid day meal. Investigating Officer has instructed to make FIR. For more Mastram Ji is at 8718846800
Posted on: Oct 25, 2013. Tags: EDUCATION MASTRAM BUNDELKHAND MID-DAY MEAL
Crops destroyed due to recent rains in Bundelkhand but no official visits yet
Mastram is visiting Mathurapur village in Jhansi district in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh where a farmer Kalicharan tells him that their entire crops has destroyed in recent heavy rains. He says he has spent around Rs 90,000 on the crop and is not going to get back more than 10,000. No govt official has visited to assess the damage. If Govt remains callous like this we will see some more farmer suicides in Bundelkhand. For more Mastram is at 9755009512
Posted on: Oct 19, 2013. Tags: Mastram Bundelkhand
Marriage song in Adivasi Korku language from Khandwa Madhya Pradesh
Mohan Yadav is helping us listen Jhapri Bai, Rupa Bai and Pyari bai from Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh sing a marriage song in adivasi Korku language. The song tells the groom that now there is no father and no mother and he is alone. The real life for him starts for him from here. The women sing this song when bride and groom are sitting before the priest and the marriage ceremony starts. For more Mohan Ji can be reached at 07702671568
Posted on: Sep 30, 2013. Tags: KHANDWA MOHAN YADAV
Impact: Swara helps students get caste certificate after one and half years...
Mastram Ji from Newadi in Tikamgarh district in MP is talking to two brothers who were running from pillar to post from last one and half years to get their caste certificate but not with much success. 15 days ago they recorded their message on Swara and are now happy to share that they have got their caste certificate and have also got admission and will also be able to get scholarship to continue education. For more Mastram can be reached at 9981651831
