Tsunami Talk
Here comes the world's worst (worst in my life time so far) disaster, claiming more than 70,000 people. Every news site, news channel is running a live score of the casualty. And not to spare, every blogger has something to write about it. A catastrophe of such magnitude is bound to affect every living soul on mother earth, especially when She is the cause.
Its the poor who is affected again. Even mother nature, let alone the Govt, is being biased. Though this one time, unlike the Govt ways, the rich doesn't get richer but the poor haplessly gets poorer. Those who were in the huts are now in the streets.
Concerning India, we have proved it time and again that we are a country rich of humane values. Though our own arm is bleeding, we have extended a helping hand to srilankans by sending 4 warships full of emergency supplies(blankets, sareers, pans, medicines,etc). Even Pakistan has sent rescue naval staff and supplies to srilanka and thai, which is quite a surprise!!!( no harm meant. the surprise arises because of the question.....will they be there for india if ours is the only country that was hit by the tsunami??!!)
Nations around the world have come forward with their aid. America is one of the first countries to despatch 35 million dollars and pack a ship load of vaccines and medications and get things moving thru cargo planes and ships. And all that the country hears is that it is being 'stingy'!!! i am not awaree this insult came from. but, here is my voice of support and praise (in written!) to US for their immediate response to the asian disaster. expectations apart, we must first learn to thank this great country for its magnanimity and may be ask for more later or as and when the need arises.
our union minister P.Chidambaram has commented that money is not a problem. true. money is pouring from all directions. infosys, pnb pledging 5 crores each, the MPs and MLAs their one month salaries, and so on from all directions. the list is pretty big. prime ministers relief fund has grown overnight and contributions are overwhelming. but where is all the money headed???do we have plans/ strategy to rehabilitate the displaced and help them establish their livelihood ????or are we simply going to distribute food packets and forget them after the newschannels stop talking about them(or start talking about something else)???
Its the poor who is affected again. Even mother nature, let alone the Govt, is being biased. Though this one time, unlike the Govt ways, the rich doesn't get richer but the poor haplessly gets poorer. Those who were in the huts are now in the streets.
Concerning India, we have proved it time and again that we are a country rich of humane values. Though our own arm is bleeding, we have extended a helping hand to srilankans by sending 4 warships full of emergency supplies(blankets, sareers, pans, medicines,etc). Even Pakistan has sent rescue naval staff and supplies to srilanka and thai, which is quite a surprise!!!( no harm meant. the surprise arises because of the question.....will they be there for india if ours is the only country that was hit by the tsunami??!!)
Nations around the world have come forward with their aid. America is one of the first countries to despatch 35 million dollars and pack a ship load of vaccines and medications and get things moving thru cargo planes and ships. And all that the country hears is that it is being 'stingy'!!! i am not awaree this insult came from. but, here is my voice of support and praise (in written!) to US for their immediate response to the asian disaster. expectations apart, we must first learn to thank this great country for its magnanimity and may be ask for more later or as and when the need arises.
our union minister P.Chidambaram has commented that money is not a problem. true. money is pouring from all directions. infosys, pnb pledging 5 crores each, the MPs and MLAs their one month salaries, and so on from all directions. the list is pretty big. prime ministers relief fund has grown overnight and contributions are overwhelming. but where is all the money headed???do we have plans/ strategy to rehabilitate the displaced and help them establish their livelihood ????or are we simply going to distribute food packets and forget them after the newschannels stop talking about them(or start talking about something else)???
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