We have never voted in 40 years, Not in Voter, BPL, Revenue or any Govt list...
Yashwant Ramteke is in Bacheli in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh where he is talking to Laxman Kunjam of Karka village from the other side of Bailadila hills in Bijapur district. Election is on 11th Nov but he says though we are only few kilometers away from National Mineral Development Corporation mines but we have never voted in 40 years. There are around 25 villages which are not on Voter, BPL, Revenue or any list. For more Yashwant is at 09424278552
Posted on: Oct 19, 2013. Tags: Yashwant Ramteke
टिटनस के टिका लगे गा गर्भवती माता एला सुनी ले...मितानिन सुआ गीत
यशोदा जी छत्तीसगढ़ के कांकेर जिले में मितानिन ( स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्ता) का काम करती है यहाँ वे छत्तीसगढ़ी भाषा में सुआ गीत गा रही है जिस गाने से वे गर्भवती माताओं और बच्चों को लगाने वाले टीकों के बारे में बता रही हैं:
तरी नारी नानी मोर नाना रे नानी मोर बातें सुनी ले
बाते बताओं मैंहा चोखा ए दीदी ओ मन मन गुन ले
का टिका लगथे गर्भावस्था मा घर घर में एला सुनी ले
का टिका लगे नान लइका मन एला गुनी ले !!
टिटनस के टिका लगे गा गर्भवती माता एला सुनी ले
डी पी टी के टीका लगे नान लइका गा मने गन ले
Posted on: Oct 10, 2013. Tags: Yashoda
We have many problems but first we need toilets, says an Adivasi woman...
My name is Yashoda. I am calling from Karathi village in Bhanupratappur tahsil of North Bastar ( Kanker) district in Chhattisgarh. There are many problems in our village specially about water. But today I want to talk about toilets. I think every house should have a toilet and the village should be clean. We women face a lot of problem due to non availability of toilets. I request you to please ponder on our demand. For more Yashoda Ji is at 09479598133
Posted on: Oct 09, 2013. Tags: Yashoda
Tiger boy of Bastar, Chendru is in hospital, needs your help for treatment...
Yashwant Ramteke from Bastar in Chhattisgarh is telling us about Chendru Mandavi who became famous in 1960s as Tiger Boy of Bastar when a film was made on his relationship with a tiger.He became more famous when a book was written on him Chendru: The boy and the tiger. Chendru who is 60+ now, is very ill and is in hospital and his family has no money for treatment. You are requested to help. For more Yashwant can be reached at 09424278552
Posted on: Aug 27, 2013. Tags: BASTAR YASHWANT RAMTEKE
Dantewada: Essar Steel employing outsiders, retrenching displaced people...
Yashwant Ramteke from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh is talking to an adivasi who is telling him that Essar Steel has taken their land but have thrown them out of work whereas they are employing outsiders. He says they have destroyed the land which they have not taken and whenever we request them for job to our youth they give excuses. This must change. For more Yashwant Ji can be reached at 09424278552
