The danger to Inida is unthinkable if something similar happens in Bangladesh. We should try to secure our borders before this happens. Already we have 2 crore illegal Bangladeshis in India. It will be a total disaster if we fail to act in anticipation.
By the way, how is Dr. Kak? Hope he and his family are safe.
Hi, I'm the owner of www.scipionus.com. I wanted to let you know that it's very easy for us to take the site and create a new one centered on a different location. I certainly never wish any sort of tragedy on any part of the world that would require such a thing, but if it's needed, it's easy to do.
I've gotten a lot of interest about the site, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone out there creates a more powerful version of it; hopefully something that would immediately become available on major news sites and such, so that it's easier for people to find.
Sewa International is carrying out relief operations in the Katrina affected regions of Lousiana and mississippi. To show that you and your community cares for the victims, please support the activities of Sewa International, at least by a donation, if not in kind in some way.
Please visit the links below for more info on the relief opeartions being conducted by sewa:
A good way to display our community's desire to bring normalcy to New Orleans would be to donate to SEWA. Please visit the above links for more details. Make this donation TODAY!!! Do this for America. Do this for the country you are living in and which has given you what you have today.
Another of your fantastic articles.. They all are opinionated, informed and with lots of perspective. Since I truly agree with the one who said that "perspective is worth 120 IQ points" ; keep the articles flowing
inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane katrina... 18 inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1
population of new orleans... 484,674 population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100 deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.
number of people to be evacuated in new orleans... entire city..wohh number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours
status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as usual
USA...world's most developed nation India...third world country..
oopss...did i get the last fact wrong???
Looting is something that is there in their blood.
I am sorry to digress here, but I came across something that I am sure all of us would like to hear your views on. Apparently, Saudi Arabia is razing a 1400 year old house of Mohammad to make way for a parking lot, but not a peep is heard from the Islamic world. The only guy who talked about this and drew comparison with the post-Babri riots is Irfan Hussain:
Could you please write on exposing this hypocrisy?
I dint want to laugh at someone in their misery. My point was abt "looting". Even at the time of devastating Orissa and Andhra flood times..u vent seen any kind of looting by armed thugs. In the wake of recent tsunami also, the only looters were mealy mouthed "evangelists". Doesnt this reflect the "character" of a country??
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Rajeev,
The danger to Inida is unthinkable if something similar happens in Bangladesh. We should try to secure our borders before this happens. Already we have 2 crore illegal Bangladeshis in India. It will be a total disaster if we fail to act in anticipation.
By the way, how is Dr. Kak? Hope he and his family are safe.
Hi, I'm the owner of www.scipionus.com.
I wanted to let you know that it's very easy for us to take the site and create a new one centered on a different location. I certainly never wish any sort of tragedy on any part of the world that would require such a thing, but if it's needed, it's easy to do.
I've gotten a lot of interest about the site, so it wouldn't surprise me if someone out there creates a more powerful version of it; hopefully something that would immediately become available on major news sites and such, so that it's easier for people to find.
-Scip
Sewa International is carrying out relief operations in the Katrina affected regions of Lousiana and mississippi. To show that you and your community cares for the victims, please support the activities of Sewa International, at least by a donation, if not in kind in some way.
Please visit the links below for more info on the relief opeartions being conducted by sewa:
http://www.sewausa.org/
http://www.sewausa.org/pictures/Katrina%20Hurricane%20appeal%20Flyier.jpeg
http://www.hssbayarea.org/katrina/hss_appeal.htm
A good way to display our community's desire to bring normalcy to New Orleans would be to donate to SEWA. Please visit the above links for more details. Make this donation TODAY!!! Do this for America. Do this for the country you are living in and which has given you what you have today.
Maybe India should lend their IAS officers to US to help out with New Orleans?
http://www.goodnewsindia.com/Pages/content/economy/kumbha.html
CONGRATS TO INDIA!
Indians can manage a festival of 30 million people. Not a single country in the world can manage a city of 5 million!
Rajeev
Another of your fantastic articles.. They all are opinionated, informed and with lots of perspective. Since I truly agree with the one who said that "perspective is worth 120 IQ points" ; keep the articles flowing
New Orleans vs. aamchi Mumbai
>I couldnt' stop making this comparison..
inches of rain in new orleans due to hurricane katrina... 18
inches of rain in mumbai (July 27th).... 37.1
population of new orleans... 484,674
population of mumbai.... 12,622,500
deaths in new orleans within 48 hours of katrina...100
deaths in mumbai within 48hours of rain.. 37.
number of people to be evacuated in new orleans... entire city..wohh
number of people evacuated in mumbai...10,000
Cases of shooting and violence in new orleans...Countless
Cases of shooting and violence in mumbai.. NONE
Time taken for US army to reach new orleans... 48hours
Time taken for Indian army and navy to reach mumbai...12hours
status 48hours later...new orleans is still waiting for relief, army and electricty
status 48hours later..mumbai is back on its feet and is business is as usual
USA...world's most developed nation
India...third world country..
oopss...did i get the last fact wrong???
Looting is something that is there in their blood.
Rajeev,
Another brilliant article...keep'em comin'.
I am sorry to digress here, but I came across something that I am sure all of us would like to hear your views on. Apparently, Saudi Arabia is razing a 1400 year old house of Mohammad to make way for a parking lot, but not a peep is heard from the Islamic world. The only guy who talked about this and drew comparison with the post-Babri riots is Irfan Hussain:
Could you please write on exposing this hypocrisy?
OK, here's the link to husain's article:
http://www.dawn.com/weekly/mazdak/mazdak.htm
@San
I dint want to laugh at someone in their misery. My point was abt "looting". Even at the time of devastating Orissa and Andhra flood times..u vent seen any kind of looting by armed thugs. In the wake of recent tsunami also, the only looters were mealy mouthed "evangelists". Doesnt this reflect the "character" of a country??
The International Association for Human Values IAHV - the service organization of the Art of Living is doing a lot of Trauma relief work in Houston.
IAHV is an international NGO in
special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Please help by donating.
Donations are welcome at http://www.iahv.org
Jayanti
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