On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report
On paper, tribal families in Guna dist have land pattas. In reality, they remain landless and impoverished. A Gaon Connection ground report

By Brijendra Dubey

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

After a 22-year long struggle for patta land, Rampyari Bai from Dhanoriya village got her 1.35 hectare land but had to pay a heavy price. She was set alight on July 2 and died on July 8. Gaon Connection travelled to her village in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh and found that there are several tribal families who have got land patta in their name but have no access to that land, which is still controlled by the mighty landlords.

'Everything washed away in floods; the clothes on our bodies are all that's left'
'Everything washed away in floods; the clothes on our bodies are all that's left'

By Satish Malviya

Extremely heavy rainfall has led to massive floods in Madhya Pradesh. More than a thousand villages in five districts are flood-hit. Hundreds of thousand people have lost their homes, belongings, stored food grains and crops in the field. A ground report from marooned villages in Vidisha district.

Extremely heavy rainfall has led to massive floods in Madhya Pradesh. More than a thousand villages in five districts are flood-hit. Hundreds of thousand people have lost their homes, belongings, stored food grains and crops in the field. A ground report from marooned villages in Vidisha district.

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: इन आदिवासियों की जमीन सिर्फ कागजों पर हैं; असल में आज भी गरीबी में जीने को हैं मजबूर
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: इन आदिवासियों की जमीन सिर्फ कागजों पर हैं; असल में आज भी गरीबी में जीने को हैं मजबूर

By Brijendra Dubey

पट्टा जमीन के लिए 22 साल की लंबे संघर्ष के बाद, धनोरिया गाँव की रामप्यारी बाई को 1.35 हेक्टेयर जमीन मिली, लेकिन उन्हें इसकी भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ी। 2 जुलाई को उसे जला दिया गया और 8 जुलाई को उनकी मौत हो गई। गाँव कनेक्शन ने मध्य प्रदेश के गुना जिले में अपने गाँव की यात्रा की और पाया कि कई आदिवासी परिवार हैं जिनके नाम पर जमीन का पट्टा है, लेकिन उस जमीन तक उनकी पहुंच नहीं है। अभी भी यहां जमीनों पर जमींदारों का कब्जा है।

पट्टा जमीन के लिए 22 साल की लंबे संघर्ष के बाद, धनोरिया गाँव की रामप्यारी बाई को 1.35 हेक्टेयर जमीन मिली, लेकिन उन्हें इसकी भारी कीमत चुकानी पड़ी। 2 जुलाई को उसे जला दिया गया और 8 जुलाई को उनकी मौत हो गई। गाँव कनेक्शन ने मध्य प्रदेश के गुना जिले में अपने गाँव की यात्रा की और पाया कि कई आदिवासी परिवार हैं जिनके नाम पर जमीन का पट्टा है, लेकिन उस जमीन तक उनकी पहुंच नहीं है। अभी भी यहां जमीनों पर जमींदारों का कब्जा है।

"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians
"We eat roti with salt": High inflation has shrunk the food basket of rural Indians

By Sarah Khan

There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.

There has been a continuous rise in the prices of commodities in the last two months. The food price inflation rate in rural India has almost doubled in a year, and is higher than in urban India. Rural citizens have reduced the consumption of pulses, vegetables and milk. This is likely to have long-term health impacts, warn experts. A Gaon Connection report.

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