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 Sarita Devi. I am calling from Janipur of Simra Gram Panchayat in Dilawarnagar of Mohamadi tehsil in district Kheri of Uttar Pradesh. Forest department took away our forest land in 2005 which we should get back according to Forest law of 2006. All the details have been given to Collector. We have started our agitation and will not stop till we get out land. You are requested to call Collector at 09454417558. For more Sarita Ji can be reached at 08765645996

My name is Ramakrishna. I am calling from Laxmipuram village Chinturu mandal of Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. Forest officials have taken signature from us saying we will get bonus. We are illiterate and could not read.But now we came to know that the paper said we will not cut any forest and there will be cases against us if we do that. How can we adivasis live without forest?This is cheating and please help us. For more Ramakrishna Ji can be reached at 08978787120

Achchhelal Adivasi is visiting village Rehdi in Dabhura block of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh where he meets adivasi families who tell him that they got their land deeds under forest rights act in 2009 but the forest department officials are not allowing them to cultivate, plant trees and make hedges. One of the adivasis Bhola says the officials harass us because they demand bribe which they are unable to pay. For more Achchhelal Ji can be reached at 09685579985

Pavan Yadav fron Badwani district in Madhya Pradesh is helping us listen to a song by an adivasi boy whose house and farm has been submerged due to dam on Narmada. The boy is now studying in Badwani and singing in Bhilali language asking his adivasi breathren to awaken and fight against this injustice and also asks question when all our land, forest and religious places are submerged how will we survive. For more Pavan Ji can be reached at 09630558006