Dr HD Gandhi is telling us about 3 days conference in Bastar for Documentation of herbs and traditional healers. He says tribal area of Bastar is Chhattisgarh is blessed with natural herbs which are used by traditional healers for curing people. But unfortunately both herbs and healers are reducing. He requests healers in Bastar to come forward and attend the meeting which will go on till 31st December in Masora village in Kondagaon district. For more Dr Gandhi is at 08602008999/555/7879751110

Omprakash Baghel is visiting Lakhanpur block in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh from where he helps us listen traditional Padwani song by Pahadi Korwa adivasi women. The song accuses men that they are looking for drink all the time and enter the area where there is liquor and make wrong use of it. For more on the song please contact Omprakash Ji at 07354865276

Mohan Yadav is visiting Dharampur village in Dharamjaigarh tahsil of Raigarh district where he meets a Pando adivasi Bandhan Singh who tells him that earlier they used to work with bamboo mainly for their livelihood but now it is becoming very difficult to get bamboo and they need to buy it from far. Only 40 odd people are doing the work of bamboo and if bamboo is not available then this craft will be finished forever. For more Mohan Ji is at 08305039375

Omprakash Baghel from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh is helping us listen to a Karma song by a Pahadi Korwa adivasi Magru Ram who tells him that they sing this song when they go to collect bamboo which is their main livelihood. Husband and wife both go to forest in search and also collect vegetable on the way and they cook it and eat. For more Baghel Ji can be reached at 07354865276

Rajim from Pithora in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh is talking to 200+ old women,widows and handicapped people who have come to complain that they are not getting their Social security pension from last 8 months. She says it is the same situation in several nearby panchayats where people are not getting pension from months. If they go to ask for NREGA they are told that they will not get work because they get pension. Rajim@9424215854