Jagdish from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is visiting a program of Jal Biradri organisation where people took oath to work for saving Jal, Jungle and Jameen. He speaks to organisers who tell him that in this area forest are home to many rare and important herbs and they need to be protected. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883

Jagdish Ji today is visiting manikpur village in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh where he meets 40 adivasi families. They tell him that they started cultivating around 300 bigha of forest land in 1992 but they were removed from that land in 2000. They have applied for getting that land back under Forest Rights Act but there is no action. He also meets some activists who have started a movement for many adivasi communities who are not recognised as adivasi in UP. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09919165145

My name is Jagdish Patel. I am a lawyer from Gujarat. I heard the news that a case was filed against some companies in Raigarh in Chhattisarh after 8 workers died in 3 months. I would like to suggest that as per rules these cases should be filed in criminal courts and not in labor court. Some times officials file such cases in labor court to reduce the burden on industrialists. People working on this subject should be aware of this. For more Patel Ji can be reached at 02652345576

यह गीत निर्मला आदिवासी द्वारा प्रस्तुत है जो की रीवा मध्यप्रदेश से हैं। यह गीत बघेलखंडी भाषा में है, गीत के बारे में प्रस्तावना जगदीश जी के द्वारा दी गई है

पैंसठ बरस बीती आजादी 2
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !
महुवा बीनों, तेंदुपत्ता तोड़ों 2
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !
गाँव-गाँव कंपनिया बन गए 2
आदिवासी की छिनी जमीनें हो ...
आजादी न जानी , हाय हाय रे आजादी न जानी !
पैंसठ बरस बीती आजादी,
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !
चूल्हा पोतों , बर्तन मान्जों 2
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !
रोटी बनाया , चावल बनाई 2
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !
खेत काटी, खलिहान बनाई 2
कबहु न जानी आजादी रे, आजादी चली गई
हाय हाय रे आजादी चली गई !!!!

Jagdish Ji from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is telling us that yesterday I had sent a message where women from Self Help groups who make food for mid day meal in schools had complained that the officials of co-operative bank are demanding bribe and had not given them money from 3 visits. Today when the message was playing on Swara the officials called the women one by one and gave them the payments without any bribe. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883