My name is Bineshwar Naik. I am calling from Kangi village in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. We are from a landless dalit family. My ansestors are farming on a patch of forest land from last 40 years but they do not have any receipt for it. On instigation of some villagers now forest department is telling us that we can not do any farming on that land. I request all of you to please help us. For more Bineshwar can be reached at 08409482115

My name is Ramchandar. I am calling from Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh. There is a forest near my village where adivasi people live. There is an election planned for Forest protection committee with help from JICA ( Japan International Co-operation Agency) which adivasis are protesting. They say JICA actually want to cut forest and put a factory and throw away adivasis. I want evryone to know about it and find a solution to the problem. For more Ramchandar can be reached at 08953732313

My name is Dev Singh. I am calling from village Rampur Khutamudha in Siyadai panchayat in Nagri tahsil district Damtari of Chhattisgarh. I am living on the forest land from 1975 but forest department is harassing us a lot. Today they destroyed my entire crop and alos burnt my house. They first took me to forest range office and then took me to court. I have got released on bail. They also left cattles in the field to graze my entire crop. For more Mr Singh can be reached at 08109711359

My name is Sagnuram. I am calling from Karphi gram panchayat in Pratappur block of Surajpur district in Chhattisgarh. We are 70 adivasi families who are farming on forest land for more than 25 years but we have not got our land deeds under forest rights act. This year also we are cultivating rice and sugarcane etc. But we are hearing that some powerful people are planning to graze our standing crop to capture the land. We need your help. For more Sagnuram Ji can be reached at 09826820081

My name is Alok Shukla. I am from Raipur in Chhattisgarh. I want to tell you abou an incident from Kukdur village in Pandaria block in Kawardha district. Forest dept few days back had destroyed standing crop of adivasis there to plant trees. Today after a notice when the adivasis tried to take the trees to Govt land they were arrested. This action is against the law as these adivasis were working on that land from 2001. You are requested to speak to authorities to stop this illegal act. For more Alok Ji can be reached at 09977634040