Monthly Archives: February 2011

Shodh Yatra Day 16 –  February 14, 2011     Bargarh and Sambalpur, Orissa Bargarh This is the northwestern most district of Orissa, and I enter the state through it from Chhattisgarh. Saree Weavers, Barahaguda village The Bargarh-Sambalpur area is well known … Continue reading →

Shodh Yatra Day 15 –    February 13, 2011 – Raipur, Mahasamund. Chhattisgarh Viklang Vivah – community marriage of physically challenged couples I learnt of the above event from a wall poster and realizing that coincidentally the event was scheduled for … Continue reading →

Even though I was on a break from the Shodh Yatra while on work in Delhi, I still managed to get some glimpses which are worth recording. Metro Rider – A Migrant Worker from Bihar I got into the Metro … Continue reading →

Shodh Yatra Day 11 – February 9, 2011  – Raipur A Futile Attempt to meet Dr Binayak Sen I could not pass by Raipur without trying to meet Dr Binayak Sen, the jailed medical doctor and a member of the … Continue reading →

Shodh Yatra Day 10 – February  8, 2011 – Dhamtari District, Chhattisgarh Village Demar, Tehsil Dhamtari, District Dhamtari. Pride of Enreepreneurship Govindram Yadav, a rice mill owner, tells us proudly that he has invested Rs. 5,50,000 in setting up a … Continue reading →

Shankar Guha Niyogi, 14th February, 1943 to 28th September, 1991: A Tribute the peacock no longer dances… Today on the way back from Kanker, northern Bastar, to Dhamtari, instead of taking the NH 43, I decided that I must take … Continue reading →

Shodh Yatra Day 9 – Feb 7, 2011 Conversations with common people in Kanker District We started from Kanker and  our first stop for the day was the village Ranvatigaon of Bhanupratappur Tahasil. It is a village with 157 odd population. … Continue reading →

“Zitku Mitki” = Male and Female characters in Adivasi tales BASIX colleagues, Anand and Samir had decided to extend their trip with me and stay on till I reach Raipur two days hence.  We were joined in Chhatisgarh by Manoj … Continue reading →

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh is the state of adivasis (indigenous tribal people). Carved out of Madhya Pradesh as recently as November 2000, about a third of its (2001) population of 20 million are adivasis. The undivided Bastar district was the district most … Continue reading →

3. Piles of Chillies  in Bhandara district http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNHzInd8wUw   4.  Social Audit of NREGA in Bhandara district http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoxnVcfiIRo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL   5.  Farmer expressing helplessness in Gondia District http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0ZnWvITZ9I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL