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00:00Why do you put me in the middle of the jungle?
00:08Gurpa is situated in the middle of the jungle, at the base of the mountain.
00:13About 250 people live here.
00:17There are 35-40 houses here.
00:20The light of development has not reached here yet.
00:26You can see that there are no doors in the houses of the people who live here.
00:31The houses remain open like this.
00:33There is no toilet in the houses.
00:36There is no toilet.
00:38People sleep on the floor.
00:40There is a lot of problem here.
00:41There is illiteracy here.
00:43A few years ago, a primary school was opened here.
00:45But here, people say that here,
00:47a child is found with great difficulty even in the 4th, 3rd and 6th grade.
00:53The government's schemes here seem to be in vain.
00:57The people here have not eaten bread for a long time.
01:02They have not eaten bread because
01:04in the ration card, some people get only rice.
01:08Some people get 10 kgs, some people get 15 kgs.
01:11They do not get wheat.
01:13Because of this, these people have not eaten bread for a long time.
01:19It is difficult for them to run a house with 10 kgs of grains.
01:23There are 6-7 people in a family.
01:25But they get only 10 kgs of rice.
01:29It is difficult for them to run a house with that.
01:31In such a situation, they eat the herb called Tenagethi and spend the night.
01:40Tenagethi is sweet like sugarcane.
01:44That's why they eat it.
01:46During the rainy season, they have to eat Tenagethi for a long time.
01:54Tenagethi is a herb.
01:56They dig it out from the ground and eat it.
02:01Then they get full.
02:03They spend many days eating Tenagethi.
02:08They have to stay hungry for many days.
02:11They have to dig out the herb from the forest.
02:18If it is not sold, they have to stay hungry.
02:21Tenagethi is their only source of income.
02:24There is a village in the mountainous area.
02:28You can see how the children are living here.
02:32It is a very difficult situation.
02:34People live in huts.
02:36People have not been able to find a place to stay for a long time.
02:40That is why people have built huts.
02:42You can see these huts.
02:44People live in these huts.
02:46Whether it is cold or hot, they live in these huts.
02:50That is why there is no development here.
02:54The government keeps saying that the people of the last stage,
03:00the tribal people, the Birhor people,
03:02there are many schemes going on for them.
03:05The government's schemes are not visible on the ground.
03:09People say that the government's schemes do not reach here.
03:13There is air in the middle.
03:15We are in the jungle of Gurpa.
03:18People here still behave like tribals.
03:24They climb trees easily.
03:26They do their main job of picking herbs.
03:30Some people work here and there.
03:33If they do not get work, they are left hungry.
04:33This is a very big tree.
04:45It is very thin.
04:47We pluck it and eat it.
04:49Which tree is it?
04:51It is called Tena Ghiti.
04:53We eat it.
04:55If we do not get food, we eat it.
04:57The whole family eats it.
04:59What will we get on a rainy day?
05:01We will not get work.
05:03What will we eat?
05:05We will pick wood.
05:07The wood will get wet.
05:09If we have gas, we will get it.
05:11We will get food.
05:13If we have a stove, we will get it.
05:15We cannot do this.
05:17Have you got a house from Indirabad?
05:19We get work from Indirabad.
05:21We get rice.
05:23Have you got money from Indirabad?
05:25No.
05:27We do not have money.
05:29We have no house.
05:31We do not have a house.
05:33We have nothing.
05:35Do you sleep on the ground all year?
05:37Yes.
05:39We sleep on the floor.
05:41We do not work.
05:43We need a house.
05:45We need a house.
05:47We need a door.
05:49We need a window.
05:51We need a house.
05:53We need a house.
05:55We need a house.
05:57It will be over.
05:59It will be over.
06:01It is too much old.
06:03It is too much old.
06:05It is good.
06:09We are not able to work.
06:11We are not able to work.
06:13We are not able to work.
06:17We do not have a house.
06:19We do not have a roof.
06:21We cannot live here.
06:23We are hungry.
06:25If I earn, I eat. If I don't, I stay hungry.
06:29How long do you stay hungry?
06:30As long as I can.
06:33You eat the whole day?
06:34Yes.
06:35You eat the whole day?
06:36Yes.
06:37When do you eat? In the rain or in the cold?
06:39In the rain or in the cold.
06:41If it rains, I pick herbs and sell them.
06:47If it doesn't sell, you have to stay hungry?
06:49Yes.
06:51What is your name?
06:52Itveria.
06:54Do you have children?
06:56No, I don't have children.
06:58I have a weakness.
07:00I am poor. I can't afford to buy food.
07:02I have a lot of problems.
07:05Are you sick?
07:06Yes.
07:07I am sick.
07:08Do you have a house?
07:09No.
07:10You don't have a house?
07:11No.
07:12How do you eat?
07:13I eat at someone else's house.
07:15At your mother-in-law's house?
07:16Yes.
07:17Are you not benefiting from the government's scheme?
07:19I am not getting anything.
07:21You are not getting anything?
07:22No.
07:23Do you have a voter card?
07:24Yes.
07:25Do you have a voter card?
07:27Yes.
07:28Do you vote?
07:29Yes, I vote.
07:30Do the politicians come here?
07:31Yes, they do.
07:32Have you not developed?
07:34No.
07:35What do you want?
07:37I don't want ration.
07:39You don't get ration?
07:41No.
07:42Do you have a ration card?
07:43No, I don't.
07:44You don't have a ration card?
07:45No.
07:47What is your name?
07:49Shyamudra Puri.
07:51How many families are there?
07:53There are 12-13 families.
07:56How much ration do you get?
07:5915 kilos.
08:01In a month?
08:02Yes.
08:03How do you manage 15 kilos?
08:06How do I manage?
08:09Do you eat dinner?
08:11Yes.
08:12Do you make roti here?
08:14We don't make roti.
08:15Never?
08:16Do you eat rice?
08:17Yes, rice.
08:19Why don't you eat roti?
08:22You don't get flour?
08:23No.
08:24Do you get rice in ration?
08:25Yes.
08:27Do you get rice in ration only?
08:28Yes.
08:29What is your name?
08:30Babruddin.
08:32Where do you live?
08:33Dhoorpa.
08:39What problems do you face here?
08:42We live in a hut.
08:44What problems do you face here?
08:48We live in a hut.
08:51What do you eat?
08:53We eat grains.
08:55Do you get ration?
08:56Yes.
08:57People say that people here don't eat roti.
09:02Why?
09:03They don't eat roti.
09:05Why don't they eat roti?
09:07Some people eat it.
09:09You don't get wheat?
09:10No.
09:11Do you get rice?
09:12Yes.
09:13You don't get wheat?
09:14No.
09:15So people don't eat roti here?
09:16No.
09:17How long have you not eaten roti?
09:19Since 5 months.
09:20Since 5 months?
09:21Yes.
09:23It's been months since you ate roti?
09:24Yes.
09:26Are there many educated people here?
09:27No.
09:29Are there any educated children here?
09:31Yes.
09:32So the situation is getting worse.
09:34What is your name?
09:35Meena Devi.
09:37This is Gaya's Gurpa hill.
09:40The people of the Adivasi community live on that hill.
09:44This is a particularly vulnerable travel group run by the Indian government.
09:48People belong to the Adivasi community in Bilukthoti, Kagar.
09:54Our organization, Jatak Foundation, is always ready to help them.
09:59We have been working with them for the past 3 years.
10:03We provide food, clothing, and other basic necessities for them.
10:17Our primary focus is on their development.
10:22The people of Gurpa, the Adivasi community, are facing a lot of problems.
10:34They have to face hunger for many days.
10:38This is Ratnesh Kumar from Gaya, for ET Bharat.