Located far away in a corner of Bandra East in Mumbai, Kherwadi area is just like any other slum area. Overcrowded markets, overloaded houses and people everywhere make up the essence of this place. The bylanes are so narrow that two people cannot pass by at the same time. Situated in such a place is a self help group run by two strong headed women, namely Sandhya and Kalpana. They run ‘Samta,’ basically a canteen, where around about seven to eight women work to sustain their livelihood, all of them hailing from lower socio-economic background.
But why are we talking about Samta? The reason, they just updated themselves about the growing issue of Genetically Modified food crops in India. Six young volunteers from Greenpeace India visited Samta on the 8th of September 2009 to sensitize these strong willed women about the possible health and environmental hazards of GE (Genetic Engineering) technology.
“Language was a big barrier for us,” says one of the volunteers present, “and to bridge the communication divide, we played a light hearted documentary which demystifies the difficulties in understanding gene technology and its potential ill-effects.”
“This is a very serious issue,” said one of the women in her local language, “people like you and me have to do something about it.” Following this concern were written letters and signed petitions stating that they do not support GM food crops and want it to be banned in India, just like it has been banned in other countries.
They expressed their thanks to the young volunteers and bid farewell, wishing them good luck for their journey towards a cause.
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- Members of the Samta Mahila Mandal
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- Greenpeace volunteers interact with the women
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- Greenpeace volunteers talking about GE food
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- Samta Mahila Mandal Petition
It’s a cottage industry, not a Mahila Mandal.
क्या जी ई ए सी नाम की सरकारी कमेटी का काम-काज, निर्णय प्रणाली सरल हिन्दी भाषा में उपलब्ध है ? अगर नहीं तो क्यों नहीं ?
Hi dear mam mera name ritesh he me Mumbai ka hum era gava agra he sir me aap se madat chahta hu sir mere mama ki ladki he ham dono ek dusre se bachpan he pyar karte he agra ham apne parivar valo ko ye bat bataye to koi raji nahi hoga sir kyo ke sir meri job ho tagat Mumbai me he yaha par nahi or ham jina chate he na marna sir mere ghar parivar me sab kuch he kisi bat ki kami nahi he par ya nahi Mumbai me mere pyar ke ghar se kuch nahi cahta hu me bas mera pyar chahta hu sir vo jada padi likhi nahi he par muje us chij se kuch nahi lena sir ham dono aap logo se hat jod kar binati karte he aap hamari madat kar do pls
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
mam us ke ghar me us ke 4 bahi or 3 babhi he or ek bahan he or mata pita
mam us ke sare bhai sharab pite he or rojana ghar me ladai karte he or bhabya bhi ladti he
Sir use us ke bachpan se use nahi padaya gya he use bas ghar me rakha gaya he basd ghar ka kam 24 khante kam hi kam karate he sir vo mere mama ki ladki he par sir samaj me to ye nahi likha he na ke mama ki ladki se pyar karma ya shadi karna gunha he sir sir ye agra shahar he yaha hamare samaj me ladki chae kitni bhi sundar ho or kitni bhi padi likhi ho par par yaha ka niyam he ladki kin agar nigam me kam karne vala ladka ho parma nent us ke sat shadi kar dete he che vo sharab pita ho ya kuch bhi karta ho par ladki ko un logo ke hat de dete he par ladki se nahi puchte he ke vo kya chahti he
Or sir aap ko pata he yaha par nagar nigam me kam karne valal ladka pahle shadhi karta he us ke 2/3 sal bad kisi se karja karta he bhir us karje ko pura karne ke liye bank se karja karta he or karje me dob jata he or ladki ki jindagi khara ho jati he sir ye yaha agra ka niyam he yaha hamare samaj me ye hota he
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
mam us ka ek bada bhai jis ka name selendar he us ke do bache he us ka jab ek beta hua to us ke maa bap ne us ladke ko meri sangeeta ko sambahlne de diya tu samal is bache ko aaj vo bacha 3 sal ka he din rat ek kar ke us ne us bahe ko pala or bada kiya or uska bahi roj sharab pita he or bhabhi ghumati he vo apne bahhe ko nahi dekhte he use nokrani bana kar rakha he us ka dusra bhai jis ka name chhotu he us ne shadi ki or alag ho gaya
ab ghar me 3 bahi or ek chothi bahan he or us ka 3 numbar bhai jis ka name Deepak he
vo bhi man bhar kar sharab pita he or rojana ladai karta he sir ye sab apni man mani karte he or in ke mata pita itna sab kuch hote huye bhi kuch nahi karte he us ke papa ko sugar ki bimari he vo roti he apne papa ki chinta karti he us ke papa ka ankh ka Opareshan hona
he par koi unhe pesa deno ko taya nhi sab kam karte he par apni bibi ki ichha puri karte he to bhi un ke mata pita khus he sir ghar me rojana ladai hoti he or ek do bar police kamplet bho gai he to bhi vo badi bate karte he ke ham ijjat dar he sar vo meri sangeeta ke liye rista dhund rahe he sir aap log pataye us ghar me kon shi ladka shadhi karega
jis ghar me ye sab ho us ke papa bank of India me work katre he par karj me dube he
un ka hare k bahi karj me duba he koi 40000 hajar to koi 70000 hajar to sir us ki jindagi
to kharab he na us ka kya kasur he us ne to bachpan se apne mata pita ki bat mani he
us ki maa ne us ke andar itna dar dal kar rakha he bachpa se ke agar vo apne sage bhai ke samne bhi nahi khadi ho sakti he use pasina ane lagta he ye dar bachpan se he agar ghar ke bahar uski ma kabhi use 1/ya2 mahine me bahar le jati he to use gali ke bahar nikalte hi pasina ana shuru ho jata he bas job hi he aaj jara himmat mene us me he vo bhi meri vajha se sir agar vo apne bhai ke samne aane se darti he to kal ye us ke kisi or ke hat sop denge shadi kar ke to kya hoga sir ham bachpan se pyar karte he jab mobail phone aaye to phone par bat karna shuru kiya par aap hamare medikal karva sakte ho aaj tak hame koi galat kam nahi kiya puri umar me ha bas 3 bar mile he vo bho 10/ya 15 minat ke liye
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
Me ritesh aaj 11 mahine se agra me hu us ne 11 mahine pahle muj se kaha tha ke muje dekhne vale aaye he us din se mene apna ghar chhod diya or apne mata pita apne ghar ki dolat ko apne bahan ko apne bhai ko mene mud kar un ki tarf nahi dekha me koi badai nahi kar raha hu or na koi badi bat me ghar Mumbai me 7 car he
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mene mud kar bhi ek bar in sab chij ki mtaraf nahi dekha mere papa muje bohat achhi tara rakhte he vo sab muje bohat yad karte he par me nahi jata hu kyo ke me apni sangeeta ko chod kar gaya to jane kya ho jayega me nahi janta sir meri job hi tagat he Mumbai me he agra me nahi har koi apne shahar me apni himat ragta he
sai u s ka ek bahi jis ka name chhotu he us ka apni sagi chachi se sarari samband tha har kisi ko pata tha par har koi is bat ko chhupa jata tha or ek din us ke bhai ne nind ki goli kha li apni chachi ke liye to har koi raji ho gaya un dono ki shadi ke liye kisi ko koi etraj nahi tha par us ki chachi ne mana kar diya vo vidva he par hamare is riste ko to samaj me mana jata he to hamari shadi kyo naho ho sakti ritesh kuch nahi chahta vo bas apne pyar ko apne ghar je jana chahta he yaha par har koi apne aap ko sharib bata ta he meri 6 mosi he un ki ladkiya khule aam sab kuch karti he to bhi vo sarib he or ham to kabhi milte bhi nai or ham galat mane jate he kuch hamari bate yaha bacho ko pata chal gai he or vo kahi
hamare ba re me galat galat bat ka rte he me age nahi likh pa raha hu meri 1 mosi jo gaziya bad me rahti he us 3 bache he 7 mahine pahle pata chala un ke pati ka ki orat ke sat 14 sal se koi samband to bhi har koi is bat ko daba diya sir meri Mumbai yaha se bohat dur he ham akele kuch nahi kar pa rhe he ham aap ki madat chahte he aap ke bare me hamne suna he or mene pada bhi he aap madat dil se karte ho
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
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Aap logo se vinati he chahe aap hamari madat maa pita ya bhai bahan bankar
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Hi dear mam mera name ritesh he me Mumbai ka hum era gava agra he sir me aap se madat chahta hu sir mere mama ki ladki he ham dono ek dusre se bachpan he pyar karte he agra ham apne parivar valo ko ye bat bataye to koi raji nahi hoga sir kyo ke sir meri job ho tagat Mumbai me he yaha par nahi or ham jina chate he na marna sir mere ghar parivar me sab kuch he kisi bat ki kami nahi he par ya nahi Mumbai me mere pyar ke ghar se kuch nahi cahta hu me bas mera pyar chahta hu sir vo jada padi likhi nahi he par muje us chij se kuch nahi lena sir ham dono aap logo se hat jod kar binati karte he aap hamari madat kar do pls
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
mam us ke ghar me us ke 4 bahi or 3 babhi he or ek bahan he or mata pita
mam us ke sare bhai sharab pite he or rojana ghar me ladai karte he or bhabya bhi ladti he
Sir use us ke bachpan se use nahi padaya gya he use bas ghar me rakha gaya he basd ghar ka kam 24 khante kam hi kam karate he sir vo mere mama ki ladki he par sir samaj me to ye nahi likha he na ke mama ki ladki se pyar karma ya shadi karna gunha he sir sir ye agra shahar he yaha hamare samaj me ladki chae kitni bhi sundar ho or kitni bhi padi likhi ho par par yaha ka niyam he ladki kin agar nigam me kam karne vala ladka ho parma nent us ke sat shadi kar dete he che vo sharab pita ho ya kuch bhi karta ho par ladki ko un logo ke hat de dete he par ladki se nahi puchte he ke vo kya chahti he
Or sir aap ko pata he yaha par nagar nigam me kam karne valal ladka pahle shadhi karta he us ke 2/3 sal bad kisi se karja karta he bhir us karje ko pura karne ke liye bank se karja karta he or karje me dob jata he or ladki ki jindagi khara ho jati he sir ye yaha agra ka niyam he yaha hamare samaj me ye hota he
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
mam us ka ek bada bhai jis ka name selendar he us ke do bache he us ka jab ek beta hua to us ke maa bap ne us ladke ko meri sangeeta ko sambahlne de diya tu samal is bache ko aaj vo bacha 3 sal ka he din rat ek kar ke us ne us bahe ko pala or bada kiya or uska bahi roj sharab pita he or bhabhi ghumati he vo apne bahhe ko nahi dekhte he use nokrani bana kar rakha he us ka dusra bhai jis ka name chhotu he us ne shadi ki or alag ho gaya
ab ghar me 3 bahi or ek chothi bahan he or us ka 3 numbar bhai jis ka name Deepak he
vo bhi man bhar kar sharab pita he or rojana ladai karta he sir ye sab apni man mani karte he or in ke mata pita itna sab kuch hote huye bhi kuch nahi karte he us ke papa ko sugar ki bimari he vo roti he apne papa ki chinta karti he us ke papa ka ankh ka Opareshan hona
he par koi unhe pesa deno ko taya nhi sab kam karte he par apni bibi ki ichha puri karte he to bhi un ke mata pita khus he sir ghar me rojana ladai hoti he or ek do bar police kamplet bho gai he to bhi vo badi bate karte he ke ham ijjat dar he sar vo meri sangeeta ke liye rista dhund rahe he sir aap log pataye us ghar me kon shi ladka shadhi karega
jis ghar me ye sab ho us ke papa bank of India me work katre he par karj me dube he
un ka hare k bahi karj me duba he koi 40000 hajar to koi 70000 hajar to sir us ki jindagi
to kharab he na us ka kya kasur he us ne to bachpan se apne mata pita ki bat mani he
us ki maa ne us ke andar itna dar dal kar rakha he bachpa se ke agar vo apne sage bhai ke samne bhi nahi khadi ho sakti he use pasina ane lagta he ye dar bachpan se he agar ghar ke bahar uski ma kabhi use 1/ya2 mahine me bahar le jati he to use gali ke bahar nikalte hi pasina ana shuru ho jata he bas job hi he aaj jara himmat mene us me he vo bhi meri vajha se sir agar vo apne bhai ke samne aane se darti he to kal ye us ke kisi or ke hat sop denge shadi kar ke to kya hoga sir ham bachpan se pyar karte he jab mobail phone aaye to phone par bat karna shuru kiya par aap hamare medikal karva sakte ho aaj tak hame koi galat kam nahi kiya puri umar me ha bas 3 bar mile he vo bho 10/ya 15 minat ke liye
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
Me ritesh aaj 11 mahine se agra me hu us ne 11 mahine pahle muj se kaha tha ke muje dekhne vale aaye he us din se mene apna ghar chhod diya or apne mata pita apne ghar ki dolat ko apne bahan ko apne bhai ko mene mud kar un ki tarf nahi dekha me koi badai nahi kar raha hu or na koi badi bat me ghar Mumbai me 7 car he
1. Honda City 2 indica car 3 indica marino 4 Wenger 5The Maruti Suzuki SX4
mene mud kar bhi ek bar in sab chij ki mtaraf nahi dekha mere papa muje bohat achhi tara rakhte he vo sab muje bohat yad karte he par me nahi jata hu kyo ke me apni sangeeta ko chod kar gaya to jane kya ho jayega me nahi janta sir meri job hi tagat he Mumbai me he agra me nahi har koi apne shahar me apni himat ragta he
sai u s ka ek bahi jis ka name chhotu he us ka apni sagi chachi se sarari samband tha har kisi ko pata tha par har koi is bat ko chhupa jata tha or ek din us ke bhai ne nind ki goli kha li apni chachi ke liye to har koi raji ho gaya un dono ki shadi ke liye kisi ko koi etraj nahi tha par us ki chachi ne mana kar diya vo vidva he par hamare is riste ko to samaj me mana jata he to hamari shadi kyo naho ho sakti ritesh kuch nahi chahta vo bas apne pyar ko apne ghar je jana chahta he yaha par har koi apne aap ko sharib bata ta he meri 6 mosi he un ki ladkiya khule aam sab kuch karti he to bhi vo sarib he or ham to kabhi milte bhi nai or ham galat mane jate he kuch hamari bate yaha bacho ko pata chal gai he or vo kahi
hamare ba re me galat galat bat ka rte he me age nahi likh pa raha hu meri 1 mosi jo gaziya bad me rahti he us 3 bache he 7 mahine pahle pata chala un ke pati ka ki orat ke sat 14 sal se koi samband to bhi har koi is bat ko daba diya sir meri Mumbai yaha se bohat dur he ham akele kuch nahi kar pa rhe he ham aap ki madat chahte he aap ke bare me hamne suna he or mene pada bhi he aap madat dil se karte ho
mam ek bat bole ham jina chahte he na ki marna
Me ritesh aap se vinati karta hu aap pls hamari madad kare
Aap logo se vinati he chahe aap hamari madat maa pita ya bhai bahan bankar
Pls madat kar dena pls pls hame apna chhota bahi ya bahan samaj kar aap hamari madat kar dena pls pls ya ap ye soch lena ke aap ne ham eek naya jivan de diya aap ko apne hamne apna parivar samaj kar madat mangi he ham jina chahte he me nahi janta aap ke pas is tarike ka mail kabhi aaya he ya nahi par pat nahi ham aap se kuch nahi mang rahe he bas aap se apna jivan mang rahe he aap amhe apna bhai bahan samaj kar jivan de do or koi tarika bao bas me ritesh Mumbai me trust chalata hu jo dog raste me bimar pade rahte he or jo gadi ke niche aa jate he par un me jan rahti he to me unhe apnki car me dal kar unhe ospital me le jata hu jaha tak hota he khud se sab kuch karta hu ya koi dog sad jada he use bhi me nahi marne deta hu jaha tak hota he me kisi dog ko kuch nahi hone deta hu kabhi kabhi me kapde un ke khun me ho jate he par me unhe kuch nahi hone deta hu par agar kisi ko ye ritesh nahi bacha pata he to unki lash ko rod par nahi pada rahane deta use bhir bhi hospital le jakar jalva deta he aap pls mere is mail ka reply karna ritesh
Agar likne me kuch galat likh diya ho to maf kar dena
Ritesh 09027072068
mam ham galat kam nahi karna chahte he nab hag kar na kahi chhup kar mam ham apne parivar ki marji se shadi karna chahte he pls mam me janta hu ke aap se mulakat karna bohat muskil he par aap hame hamari jindagi de sakte ho pls help mam apne bachhe samaj kar hame jeevan de dena pls pls vo bohat ganda kam he job hag kar shadhi karte he to mam ham to vo kam nahi karna chahte he pls mam aap hamari madat kar de aap se hat jod kar vinati he der na karna mam pls
mam ek bat bolu 6 din se mere lever me bohat dard he mai bardas nahi kar paa raha hu
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