Shatali is visiting Kachargarh village of Gondia district, Maharashtra where All India Adivasi Sahitya Sangh-New Delhi has opened a language center on 23rd June 2014. There she meets Moti Ravan Kangale from Nagpur who says that, the language center will study Halbi and Gondi, 2 adivasi languages and adds Gondi is his mother tongue he’ll work for its development. For more Shatali Shedmake can be reached at 08928899124.

Pradeep from Alirajpur says Govt has caught liquor worth Rs 80 lakhs this month in Alirajpur district in MP. It is just tip of iceberg as this border district is used for supplying liquor to Gujarat from MP and Maharashtra. Similarly subsidized ration meant for adivasis in Maharashtra is smuggled to businessmen in MP using speed boats on Narmada. He urges Govt to get serious about this smuggling which is creating lots of hardship for adivasis in Maharashtra. Pradeep@8085902811

Mohan Yadav is reporting live from Birsa Munda birthday festival in Nagpur in Maharashtra where adivasis from all over Vidarbha region have assembled. They are demanding special status for adivasis as per United Nations provisions for Indigeneous people and also discussing on how to preserve Adivasi culture, language and way of life. The program will continue for the day. For more Mohan Ji can be reached at 08602008777

Roopchand Dakhme from Ghati village in Kurkheda block of Gadchiroli district says in their village they have got Community Forest right of half the area they had demanded but even after that forest department tried to cut 1000 trees and have cut many. The village protested collectively and said under PESA act forest dept can not cut tree without Gram Sabha permission. He deamnds these forest officials should be punished. For more Dakhne Ji is at 09604155978

Mohan Ji is visiting Aami Amcha Arogya Sathi an organisation in Arandi village in tahsil Kurkheda in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra where he finds that the organisation is growing various medicinal plants which are used for cough, faulty menstruation, less lactation in mothers, Vaat etc. Suraj Sayam from there tells him that they are also documenting this knowledge prevalent amongst adivasis for wider use. For more Mohan Ji can be reached at 08602008777