A Bhilali song about Adivasi land struggles from Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh...
Anita Davar from Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh is singing a struggle song in Bhilali language about how people are fighting togehter to get their land rights. For more Anita Ji can be reached at 09826928691
Posted on: Dec 04, 2012. Tags: ANITA DAVAR JHABUA LAND
Adivasi boy sings in Bhilali, our land, forest is submerged but we need to fight
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
Posted on: Dec 04, 2012. Tags: FOREST LAND PAVAN YADAV
In 52 Rewa villages adivasis have got no land deeds under Forest Rights Act
Jagdish from Land Rights Cycle Yatra in Jaba block of Rewa in MP tells us that today the month long yatra has concluded where 2000 people from 200 villages participated. They gave a memorandum to administration demanding roads in 27 villages. The letter to Chief Minister says in more than 50 villages no adivasi have got land deeds under Forest Rights Act. In 52 villages people have got land deeds but have not got possession of land. For more Jagdish Ji can be reached at 09893905883
Posted on: Nov 16, 2012. Tags: FOREST JAGDISH LAND REWA
Villagers take out rally protesting illegal land acquisition for Coal mining...
Alok Shukla from Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan is telling us about a rally in Ghatbarra village in Surguja district. Adani company is doing mining in the area for Rajasthan Electricity board. After rally the villagers gave a meomorandum describing how Collector did an illegal Gram Sabha and how Adani has barricaded the village forest. The Gram Sabha has said in the past they do not want to give land but land acquisition is continuing. For more Alok can be reached at 09977634040
Posted on: Nov 10, 2012. Tags: ALOK SHUKLA COAL LAND MINING
Agitataion planned against illegal land acquisition for Coal mines in Chhattisgarh
Alok Shukla from Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan is telling us about two agitations tomorrow against Coal mines. One is at Ghatbarra village in Udaipur of Surguja where administration did fraud in passing a false Gram Sabha resolution in favor of Adani company who wants to open a coal mine there and people are protesting. The second agitation is planned in Jagannathpur village of the same district where Mahan 2 project is coming up. For more Alok Ji can be reached at 09977634040
