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Tue Jan 30 22:56:01 2001
Name:KAMAL MANSUKHLAL SHAH
Email:nimbus@bom7.vsnl.net.in
Condolence Message:PLEASE MAKE IT A TEAMWORK.I HAVE VISITED BHUJ, ANJAAR, RATNAL, GANDHIDHAM, ADIPUR, MANDVI ON 29.01.2001.I REQUEST TO ALL HELPING HANDS AND NGO'S TO MAKE IT A TEAMWORK TO HELP THE SURVIVORS. PLEASE DON'T THROW THE FOOD PACKETS AND OTHER MATERIALS TO THE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. INSTEAD MAKE IT REACH THE RELIEF CAMPS, HOSPITALS ETC. THE LOWER CASTE PEOPLE WHO DWELT IN THE MUDHOUSES WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD MUDHOUSE AGAIN BUT THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE BUSINESS CLASS PEOPLE ARE REALLY HOMELESS AND THEY WON'T COME ON THE STREET TO BEG OR LOOT THE SHOPS AND HOUSES. AT PRESENT THEY NEED MORE HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO REDEVELOP THE TOWNSHIP AT THE EARLIEST. PLEASE HELP THE SKILLED WORKERS TO START THEIR BUSINESS THOUGH ON SMALL SCALE , SO THAT THEY CAN START SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS AND MAKE THEIR EARNINGS. Eg: KUTCHHI EMBROIDERY WORKS, BANDHANIS,HANDICRAFT ITEMS WHICH WERE BEING SOLD IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY AND WERE EXPORTED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

Tue Jan 30 22:58:13 2001
Name:Prithi
Email:pmahad@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE VICTIMS OF THE DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN GUJARAT.HOPE THE INJURED GET WELL SOON.

Tue Jan 30 22:59:27 2001
Name:Naveen V
Email:naveenv123@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:I am sorry for those who lost their lives in the disaster and pray to god to keep the survivors well. What really pains me is the looting that's going on the survivors, i hope the law is restored and god punishes these inhuman b------ for their cruel deed in this hour when even the enemy state is giving a helping hand. We have enenmies within and we need to eliminate them, i volunteer to fight them if government has a plan for it and am willing to donate generously for the injured.

Tue Jan 30 23:01:18 2001
Name:Vijay
Email:varma1@mail.com
Condolence Message:My deepest condolences for the people who last their people and belongings. Only time and god can cure their losses besides physicall losses. I request all the people to unite and extend their generous help morally and financially. Please don't politicize this natural disaster.

Tue Jan 30 23:02:52 2001
Name:ambika
Email:ambikasharma2001@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:We have enough condolences to give but no help? if this message is seen by indians then undestand this " we are over a billion strong one one rupee per head makes a billion rupees it is i request to all INDIANS donate one days earnings and all finantial worries for rehabilitation of GUJRAT will be over" help in any way you can ambika

Tue Jan 30 23:05:14 2001
Name:Shanto Ghosh
Email:sghosh75@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I send my prayers to the numerous sufferers of this tragedy. India has always united in times of distress and I appeal to one and all to set aside all personal differences and do their bit - in whatever way they can - in overcoming this tragedy. To the people of Gujarat - please have hope! We are there for you.

Tue Jan 30 23:06:50 2001
Name:Goutam
Email:vedanthi@e247.com
Condolence Message:My sincere condolences for the victims families. May God give courage to recover soon. Goutam

Tue Jan 30 23:08:51 2001
Name:Siri Kripya
Email:siri_kripya@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:Deep condolences and best wishes for strength and energy for all the victims and their dear ones. But the sad part would be if, we(INDIA) do not improve your crisis management infrastructure, from this tragic experience and live again at the mercy of nature. It is a hopeless situation, that our greed has become so much that, it seems almost uncleanable from corruption etc., Sometimes wonder, How many such tragedies should happen for most humans to appreciate the value of life. And as a whole appreciate humanity, than materialism. Lets try bit harder, to be more kinder and help in each best way we can. Next time we get a chance lets build trust, and avoid breaking it. Trust is an important thing, which can rebuild families, communities, societies, countries, humanity -Siri

Tue Jan 30 23:11:39 2001
Name:MMRao(Macharla Rao)
Email:mmrao12@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:There is no word to express my sorrow. As I was reading the articles the other day, the tears dropped away as my fellow Indians are struggling with their lives. Let God give them peace and courage. This is the time for us to say them that we are with them as fellow Indian brothere by giving them a helping hand.

Tue Jan 30 23:13:26 2001
Name:Parvin Syal M.D.
Email:parvinsyal@earthlink.net
Condolence Message:My family and I survived the 1994 Northridge Earthquake in California. The 45 seconds long, earthquake was hell. The longest minute of our lives. Staying the following night outdoors is seared in memory as well. And this in a country where all facilities became available expeditiously. Unfortunately, the situation in Gujarat is not so utopian, and I can imagine the level of suffering. The dead are gone. Peace to their souls. The LIVING are the ones who need our prayers, Best wishes and material help. We as an NRI community have already started efforts to help materially. Our prayer is that Indian Bureaucracy and corruption will not swallow up a bulk of the funds raised. These are practical problems which just can not be ignored, even as we mourn the tremendous loss of life. Our hearts and thoughts are with India, Gujrat and the individual cells suffering at the moment. God Bless and OM SHANTI.

Tue Jan 30 23:14:55 2001
Name:Manju
Email:manju_latha@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Reading the stories said by the victims families really fills our heart with tears that how they r able to cope with the grievence of the lost families . I hope atleast by letting them know that our thoughts r there with them should help reduce there Grief. My sincere prayers for the victim Families.

Tue Jan 30 23:16:01 2001
Name:Vijayakumar
Email:nsrvijay@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:While many in gujarat lost their loved ones, and the country as a whole mourns for them, this is the time for us all to come forward and show our solidarity to all those affected.Words show that we care, helping them proves it.Donate with full heart and see to that it reaches the people you intend it to.I would suggest red cross.Please do some basic investigation into the agencies/relief cells before you send in your contribution.BEWARE THERE ARE STILL VULTURES AROUND. UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL. VJ

Tue Jan 30 23:16:26 2001
Name:Ramesh Thyagarajan
Email:ramesht@altavista.com
Condolence Message:May God give the victims the strength and the resources to recover as soon as possible. For those of us living in the US and wanting to contribute to this cause, please check with your respective Indian Associations / representatives in the company before doing so. I know for a fact that in companies like AT&T, Oracle, Microsoft (just to name a few) where the company matches the employee's contribution $ for $. If this is the case in your company, then you can effectively double the contribution that reaches the victims.

Tue Jan 30 23:16:59 2001
Name:Dr Mahantappa S Jogad, USA
Email:mahjogad@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:It is one of the worst natures act on humanbeings. I pray GOD to stop such act. I pray GOD to protect surviors. Every Indians are beyond the surviors safety. Give courage(shakti) to all to overcome the situation. Dr M S Jogad, Fulbrighter

Tue Jan 30 23:18:18 2001
Name:sham
Email:shamsunder49@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I am deeply saddened and hurt that people of such vast numbers have perished in an instant. Time and hope are the only healers. I pray that people should have their hopes back ,and better times in future.

Tue Jan 30 23:18:18 2001
Name:Samir Shah
Email:shahsamir1@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Prayer is most powerfull against all tregedy in life. Let's pray together for our dear sisters and brothers. God give strength to them to face the realites of all walks of life this after.

Tue Jan 30 23:18:53 2001
Name:Amiya Ranjan Satapathy
Email:asatapathy@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:It is again another natural calamity which shatters thousands of life. A day to be remembered for decades, a day which made thousands homelesss parentless and snatch near and dear ones within few seconds. May God give us strength to overcome this tragedy and rehabilitate the world around with renewed strength. My deepest sorrow for the bereaved families.

Tue Jan 30 23:20:10 2001
Name:Mickey Thukral
Email:onlinemickey@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:What a traumatic coincidence. No one had ever imagined that the golden jubilee Republic Day will be so devastating. It again shows the vulnerability of human mankind. At least for now, may all of us understand this simple fact, that we all are puppets, no matter how much wealth, power we have. Let us all stand beside our brother and sisters and support them with whatever means possible

Tue Jan 30 23:21:59 2001
Name:Sreejan Nair, London
Email:sreejan_nair@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Never imagined this would happen to a beautiful state where new year and makar shankranti was just celebrated and now turning this state into total calamity. I was there in Baroda, my home town just a fortnight before...hard to believe it. The UK resue team was waiting for confirmation from Indian Government (repeatedly shown in BBC news). They left 2 days later...why is this delay...the same case for the Japanese Red cross team...why this visa delays ? The same situation happened last year to the British resue team who got calls from Russian submerged submarine only after 5 days. My suggestion is there is no harm in seeking help from helping nations and not waste time reviewing about it. I would suggest that Indian Government should have a separate battalion of Natural Disaster Task force of their own ready as cyclone, floods and earthquakes are becoming a regular feature. They should have all the search equipments, sniffer dogs and help aid(blankets, batteries, tents etc) at immediate disposal so as not to waste precious time. Hope God give the people the strength to overcome the grief.

Tue Jan 30 23:23:17 2001
Name:Prakash Patel
Email:prakashmpatel@rediff.com
Condolence Message:I am not in India but My heart still is with India. The natural calamity has struck the Gujarat very badly. I pray for speedy recovery who all are in Hospital. People who are no more, I can only pary to god for eaternal piece of their sole.

Tue Jan 30 23:23:46 2001
Name:Praveen Gulabrani
Email:pgulab@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Sitting here in the US, we are looking at the horrifying pictures coming in from Gujrat, and are helpless, angry, frustrated and sad at the same time. The events as they unfold make us wonder about the government ability to manage when such crisis occur. I am sure with little bit of upfront planning, and even central management right after the quake, we could have saved thousands of lives. Now the govt wants special taxes for restoration of Gujrat. NO INDIAN will hesitate to do that, but at the same time can we trust our govt with properly utilising our tax money. I am afraid the answer is NO. Like all things in India, we live Ram Bharosey, and only GOD can show some mercy on the unfortunate people of GUJRAT. My heart bleeds with pain for each and every Indian who lay down under the debris, waiting for some help. I am and will continue to pray for all the victims. -praveen and meeta gulabrani

Tue Jan 30 23:23:54 2001
Name:Aravind
Email:b.aravind@usa.net
Condolence Message:I'm exteremly shocked that , what ever words i put in here will not reflect my ambit of grief . All that i could say to affected people is : "Do not Worry.. We are always at your Back.. Helping you in all possible ways"

Tue Jan 30 23:24:26 2001
Name:SUNDARAM BALASUBRMANIAN
Email:balusund@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I pray the almighty to give peace of mind and good health to those who are displaced and orphaned. It is an act of GOD !!. The same GOD will show for them better future Bala Lagos Nigeria

Tue Jan 30 23:29:39 2001
Name:Sundar
Email:sundar@netzero.net
Condolence Message:God help all the survivors and give strength to family who lost the near and dear ones and No more earthquake in any part of the world..We were not strong enough to see this kind of disaster..

Tue Jan 30 23:31:02 2001
Name:vasu
Email:animalcare@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Deep felt condolences to all the kith and kin of those who were killed. We can never understand the design of God. Lets all pray to Him to give us the strength to bear this calamity.

Tue Jan 30 23:31:15 2001
Name:Anu
Email:smellycat007@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:The destruction in Gujrat is unbelievable. Over 1 lakh people are feared dead and lakhs of people are injured. What remains to be done now is to help those people who are alive to brave through their present and live for their future. I know it is amazingly simple to write and talk about putting behind a disaster of this magnitude. Hats off to the people who are struggling as one to snatch precious lives from the hands of death. Bless you all...not only those who have been struck by disaster or the people working to clear the debris...but all of you who have bothered to spare a thought. That by itself is a step in the right direction. Lets hope that hope survives and the human race once again manages to emerge united in the face of such a calamity.

Tue Jan 30 23:31:20 2001
Name:Karun Mehta
Email:karunkmehta@cs.com
Condolence Message:Our hearts and prayers are with all those who have lost their loved ones in this ungodly tragedy. Of course, it is impossible for us sitting on this side of the fence to fathom the pain and torment of our brothers and sisters, we can pray to GOD to provide solace and peace and comfort to the aching hearts and souls. A prayer to Lord Rama goes something like this... "TU HI BIGARE, TU HI SAVARE, IS JAG KE SARE KAAM! HEY RAM, HEY RAM!! Let us join hands and contribute generously, and make a serious attempt to subdue the pain both physical and emotional.

Tue Jan 30 23:32:28 2001
Name:Jay Kavala
Email:jkavala@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:This is one of the most disastrous moments in India.People living abroad should unite and help the fellow Indians backhome generously after all they are our brothers and sisters.

Tue Jan 30 23:35:00 2001
Name:Mohammed Dilawar Farooqui
Email:dfarooqui@aol.com
Condolence Message: May ALLAH give us strength to hold ourselves together and rebuild Gujarat. It is a national calamity and we all to share it. Condolances and sympathy go to the families of victims and survivors of the Earth Quake.

Tue Jan 30 23:37:00 2001
Name:l subbarao
Email:lavupati@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:i pray God let it not recur again or anywhere

Tue Jan 30 23:37:34 2001
Name:Venkat Solipuram
Email:venkat2349@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:My grief condolance to the families who have lost their near and dear ones. I sincerely pray that the souls of the victims rest in peace. Friends let us help out our brothers and sisters who are in need of our help. Lets prove that we are with them in their grief, instead of just putting that in words. lets donate and share their sorrow's. I hope every one would contribute to help out lets prove it!!!!.

Tue Jan 30 23:37:42 2001
Name:sri lakshmi ravi
Email:sri152@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:My condolences to all the families who have lost their loved ones. I pray to God that he gives them all the courage to overcome this grief. And hope so all our dear brothers and sisters of India help these victims.

Tue Jan 30 23:37:54 2001
Name:Mahesh Jambunathan
Email:jmahesh@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I am lost for words to express the amount of pain we have undergone here listening to the news and the pathetic state of affairs with which the administration has taken action. I would love to help as much as I can for the victims because that is the only thing I can do sitting here in the US.

Tue Jan 30 23:38:55 2001
Name:Venkat Solipuram
Email:venkat2349@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:My grief condolance to the families who have lost their near and dear ones. I sincerely pray that the souls of the victims rest in peace. Friends let us help out our brothers and sisters who are in need of our help. Lets prove that we are with them in their grief, instead of just putting that in words. lets donate and share their sorrow's. I hope every one would contribute to help out lets prove it!!!!.

Tue Jan 30 23:39:12 2001
Name:Karun Mehta
Email:karunkmehta@cs.com
Condolence Message:Our hearts and prayers are with all those who have lost their loved ones in this ungodly tragedy. Of course, it is impossible for us sitting on this side of the fence to fathom the pain and torment of our brothers and sisters, we can pray to GOD to provide solace and peace and comfort to the aching hearts and souls. A prayer to Lord Rama goes something like this... "TU HI BIGARE, TU HI SAVARE, IS JAG KE SARE KAAM! HEY RAM, HEY RAM!! Let us join hands and contribute generously, and make a serious attempt to subdue the pain both physical and emotional.

Tue Jan 30 23:39:55 2001
Name:kanchan
Email:kanchanmahesh@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I had written a poem to express my thoughts at this time and I am submitting it here. The Catastrophe Calm prevailed after the catastrophe As destiny lay in dust Crowds awe-struck and in chaos Watch the dance of death Children cry in hunger and thirst As parents lay helpless with no limbs or life Coffins of dust are made in minutes As nature becomes furious with all her might Yet the sunrays shimmer through the cloud of dust An orphan finds her dead friend's parent They discover some hope in each other To live life again together Life plays its cruel games once a while That makes us lose our smiles Its only when we extend our arms Life finds another happy charm We who live so far away Can do nothing but wait and pray Hope that one arm begets another and sorrow is washed away for ever and ever!

Tue Jan 30 23:42:52 2001
Name:Zoya Khan
Email:zoya_khan_2000@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:This is Zoya from Karachi. I am deeply pained to know about the Earth quake which has badly affected Gujrat. May Allah give the courage to the people of Gujrat to bear the sad loss of their loved ones. May God give the strength to all Indians to get united & work towards the building of a new & a more stronger Gujrat! All the best wishes from me & all Pakistani Brothers & Sisters ! May God Bless U all (Amen)

Tue Jan 30 23:43:32 2001
Name:tilu
Email:alijii@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:I cant describe how sad I am about this tragedy. With tears in my eyes, ONLY WE INDIANS and the INDIAN GOVERNMENT is responsible for so much LOSS of LIFE. Had we spent even a small fraction of the current FINANCIAL LOSSES in Disaster Related Research( Earthquake Engineering, Wind Engineering etc) and had made safe houses with strict infracture codes this tragedy would never occur. United States(California) encounters more severe Earthquakes every now and then, more severe than the KILLER earthquake in Gujarat. This one was 7.9 on the Richter but California experiences Earthquakes as high as 8.9 or so. But the loss of lives is not more than 10 or 15 people or none at all and property loss is ignorable. India does not need Computers, we dont need Missiles, we dont need Nuclear Weapons. First and the foremost responsibility of the People of India and its GOVERNMENT should be to provide sufficient food/water, clean air to breathe and safe places to live and safe means of transportation. This is what USA and the rest of the so called developed world did before they ventured into the so called high tech stuff. Its shame on Indians and their Government. Thats all i Can say. Hope Indians Learn from this tragedy. India is always REACTIVE. We should be proactive and preventive rather than scratching our heads after a tragedy like this. We need be prepared for a DISASTER. anytime anywhere.

Tue Jan 30 23:46:04 2001
Name:mamta
Email:abhiyanta123@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:we are with u brethern in this hour of tragedy.our heart cries for u.we r always with u with our might.pl dont be disappointed.may god help u bear this collossal grief

Tue Jan 30 23:51:31 2001
Name:venkat Rao
Email:ameritek@airmail.net
Condolence Message:God may give peace and courage for the victims.

Tue Jan 30 23:53:26 2001
Name:kanchan
Email:techiemechie@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:its really painful to see the deadbodies of our brothers & sisters.today every indian is out there wanting to help those who have been the traps of the disastrous earthquake. its hard to beleive that india can face a crisis on its Republic Day.isn't it sad for those 400 students who were out in a rally just for their country & this tragedy took away their lives.my sincere condolence to the families of the victims & to all those who've lost their homes & are now without any shelter.

Tue Jan 30 23:55:20 2001
Name:Tejas Shroff
Email:tejas_shroff@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Sincere Request to all the people on the board to contribute towards the quake relief. Just for those who are wanting to know any good sites, you can visit www.aidindia.org/gujarat

Tue Jan 30 23:57:36 2001
Name:manu mair
Email:yamunanagar213@rediff.com
Condolence Message:Lots of people died for no reason,people who were burried under and were alive they faced very painful sceary time of the nature we should them who are still alive because they are very scared of the most unpleasent mood of nature."Our unity can only help to establish those places which had become greavyard" So my dear brothers and respected sisters and mothers please please if you even can contribute help of Re1 please do for humanity,Its impossible to bring back our brothers and sisters who died on that tregedy we have to support them to bring back smiles on the broken hearts of the people.if we do not help them at this hard time then we have no right to live on this planet earth. "We all pray to god that time like this never come in anyones life"

Tue Jan 30 23:58:00 2001
Name:ananthakrishnan
Email:ananthakrishnan_1@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:i pray for my brethren who have been taken away from us.. my heart bleeds for those who are suffering the trauma ... can we look at ways to ease their shattered lives? in any small way possible.. nothing is insignificant.. all those children.... God, give us strength and courage

Tue Jan 30 23:58:02 2001
Name:Ashutosh Lawate
Email:ashutoshlawate@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:In this hour of crisis all people should give as much contributions as they can to help the people of Gujarat, Well this is not going to fulfill the loss that all the people have suffered but atleast it would make there future atleast better to be lived for, I would like to say that the hurt and pain of those people can not be understood by anyone else , but all of them should know rest of the people of nation, are with the brothers and sisters of Gujarat

Wed Jan 31 00:04:41 2001
Name:Sagar
Email:anocean@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:hey, we all need to come together & fight this greatest ever tragedy since our Independence. All we can First & Foremost do is just forget our Differnces in Every Sense & I WUD REALLY LIKE TO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT SOME YOUTH FROM MINORITY COMMUNITY CAME FORWARD TO DONATE THEIR BLOOD TO EVRY PERSON WHO NEEDED THAT.... THIS IS HOW WE HAVE TO DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING.... THIS IS HOW WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE....

Wed Jan 31 00:06:53 2001
Name:bharath
Email:jan7da@ccs.iitb.enet.in
Condolence Message:people are dying out there .. every thing in chaos ... but can't do much .... i am sorry ....

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