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'Tears still run down my cheeks'

Wed Jan 31 02:46:23 2001
Name:N.C. Saxena
Email:nsaxena@ccms-renal.physio.emory.edu
Condolence Message:Our prayers and constant good wishes are with each of you, every moment , so that God will impart you and all near you who are helping surmount this calamity with strength, faith and hope to rise out of the grief and rebuild your lives with His blessings and guidance. May you never lose faith in the Almighty, however grim the conditions and however painful the scenes around you are. For in our faith in the Lord we all find immortality.

Wed Jan 31 02:49:06 2001
Name:Pratik Vaishnav
Email:Pratikvaishnav@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I am deeply shocked by the natural calamity that has struck upon my state, Gujarat. Though i cannot do much (despite being a doctor) as i am in USA, i am collecting a fund of around $5000 for helping my countrymen, which i will be donating to the American red Cross Society, soon. I am praying for the people who have lost their lives and properties. May God give strength to all of us and may the rest of the deceased, rest in peace. Amen!

Wed Jan 31 02:49:43 2001
Name:Venkata Ramana Rao Kappagantula
Email:ramanaraokv@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Friends: Donate what ever you can and donate it fast. Our own country men are dying. Our existence will have a meaning if we are useful to our own people when they are in need. Thanks. Ramana Rao

Wed Jan 31 03:01:32 2001
Name:Raman, Texas
Email:raman@webveda.com
Condolence Message:The greatest shock in my whole life which i have not experienced. Let the number of people alive be more and the victims may rest in peace. I would like fellow citizens all over the world to give a helping hand to our nation and rebuild our nation.

Wed Jan 31 03:09:30 2001
Name:Tracie A. Barker
Email:pooh61097@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:My heart and prayers go out to all those affected by this horrible event. I wish I could understand why so many people had to die. My family will keep you all in our thoughts and in our prayers. God Bless

Wed Jan 31 03:18:33 2001
Name:RashinderPal Singh Gill
Email:rpsgill_13@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:It's really a sad part for us out here in US too.We here have seen the sufferings of the people on and through INTERNET. we at Wayne State University,Detroit are doing our best to send some monetry aid for the people who have simply been devastated by all that happenned but u know what Man's deeds are accounted in God's books and tally made on the days of his judgement. The amount on our debit side should never exceed our credits. If so, God weilds his powers to tally the debits with the credits. This is only a sign of things to come. There is no word to express my sorrow. But there is no point in just sympathising. We Indians at this point should support our Gujrati bretheren with both moral and monetary support as our culture preaches. This is the time for us Indians to contribute and show the world that we stand united Do help those in whichever way u can .if u can't send them food or money Do Pray for those who have sufferred and Pray to GOD that such a thing never happens to even our enemies......... With Tears in Eyes, Sympathy in heart and Prayer in mind ..... let us Pray that this doesn't happen ever . ever. again........

Wed Jan 31 03:28:00 2001
Name:Vikas & Divya
Email:vicksy@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:May god give strength to all those who lost their loved ones in the killer quake. I request everybody to pray for those souls who got this untimely death.

Wed Jan 31 03:39:09 2001
Name:thomas
Email:thomasnc@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I feel grief at the happening in gujarat. There will be a lot of money pouring for this cause but i worry that there will be lot of guys trying to making a buck or two even of this kind of money. I feel we in india seldom have respect for life and dead with incidents happening where dead have been looted(train accident,cyclone victims etc). It is pitiable we talk ourselves of as a great culture but this kind of incidents do still happen. Dont you think it is all because of overpopulation?(including such a high number of death, callousness for life, lack of facilities etc) Further we will debate offer condolences till the next incident happens and another week this will be history

Wed Jan 31 03:49:19 2001
Name:Nematullah
Email:nematkhan@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:My condolences to all who lost their loved ones and pray to Almighty Allah for fast recovery from injuries and trauma. It will wound our hearts when we hear about loss of life in India bcoz of natural or political disasters.

Wed Jan 31 03:57:03 2001
Name:Basavaraj Mudenur
Email:basusm@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Gujrath we are with you. Your pain is our pain. Loss is ours.We will rebuild it. We pray for departed souls to rest in peace. May God give the people of Gujarat the strength and courage to cope up with this great loss.

Wed Jan 31 03:58:12 2001
Name:Basavaraj Mudenur
Email:basusm@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Gujrath we are with you. Your pain is our pain. Loss is ours.We will rebuild it. We pray for departed souls to rest in peace. May God give the people of Gujarat the strength and courage to cope up with this great loss.

Wed Jan 31 04:45:58 2001
Name:Arjun Yadavalli
Email:leeatmemphis@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Words fail me to say how deep a wound this tragic event has been. What irony it is that the worst ever catastrophe occured to Mother India, conincided with the nation's republic day. My heart felt sympathy for the countless number of fellow Indians who have deceased this way. They say that every good thing should have an end. But, it is really terrible that God has chosen such a way to end so many good and beautiful lives. May God bless my land and my fellow countrymen. VANDEMATARAM! JAI HIND!

Wed Jan 31 04:49:27 2001
Name:Arjun Yadavalli
Email:leeatmemphis@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:Words fail me to say how deep a wound this tragic event has been. What irony it is that the worst ever catastrophe occured to Mother India, conincided with the nation's republic day. My heart felt sympathy for the countless number of fellow Indians who have deceased this way. They say that every good thing should have an end. But, it is really terrible that God has chosen such a way to end so many good and beautiful lives. May God bless my land and my fellow countrymen. VANDEMATARAM! JAI HIND!

Wed Jan 31 04:49:35 2001
Name:VN Iyer
Email:iyer75@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:let me first declare that this quake is a supreme calamity, one understood by humanity very few times in history... but in every situation there is a bright side, atleast the oppurtunity for one. i have come across a new perception, and new sense of hope... let me present you with a situation (i don't mean to sound idealistic or trite)... what if this quake is the point of change? we have always known that the folly of india, the plague, if you will, is the laziness and complacent nature of the people, but calamity is a catalyst for change. may i offer you a few examples... before WW2, Japan was a forum for the simple and stagnant, but there utter destruction (mental and physical) brought them to be the most progressive... the great depression, in relation to the USA, is also an example of this phenomena... What if this is India's time? Since the quake, all i have noticed is a call for unity and hard work from everyone of power and not... The important question is "will our nature of complacency cloud our eyes to see that the time is ours?" i pray to God that this be not... cheers and jai hind

Wed Jan 31 04:51:13 2001
Name:Kumar K Nair
Email:Kumar_Kamaleshan@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:It's a lesson for Indians who have been fighting over trivial issues like communalism and castism.Where is caste and communal with all those who have died?.To build a better nation we need to forget caste,creed and religion

Wed Jan 31 04:57:12 2001
Name:Sriraj
Email:sriraj_menon@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:This is a very difficult time for the country and Gujarat, in particular.I hope that in better times we learn to appreciate what we have got

Wed Jan 31 05:09:21 2001
Name:Dheeraj Aggarwal
Email:dheeraj67@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Even thousands of miles away from our beloved India and Gujrat, we Indians can feel the tremor that struck on such an auspicious day. The toughest thing to witness is the death of your near and dear ones but a single natural calamity taking away so many of your brothers & sisters is a pain for life and the memories will keep haunting us throughout our lives. We wish that God gave strength to all our friends in Gujrat to cope up with the situation and peace to the souls of all the victims. We wish, if there is anyone who is still alive below the deberies gets found out and recovered before one more soul gets disappeared. Gujrat is one of the most progressing states and we pledge our all out support to bring back the glory of Gujrat & Gujrati. I think it is time for our friends in Government Civic Departments and Builders to wake up their souls and stop making huge profits at the cost of innocent human lives – I think the nation needs to take stock of the situation and do some soul searching. We will never be able to control the nature but we can always prepare ourselves and minimise loses in such a situation. It is hard to imagine huge apartment blocks coming down like clay castles. The world is watching and we got to build a nation in the 21st Century that is strong, progressing, self sufficient, independent and has strong values. Everyone living in India needs to be proud of India as we are living outside India. We salute all those volunteers who risked their lives to save even one soul.

Wed Jan 31 05:43:59 2001
Name:Anant Sagar
Email:anant2001@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:An unchallenged calamity! Earthquakes are not predictable but what we can predict is the aftermath. At such a time when the people in Gujrat, especially Bhuj, are facing probably the worst phase of their life.... we should all pray for return of calm and peace in the state. Let us all join hands and contribute as much in our capacity for the very needful. This I pray to GOD..... Oh GOD, provide calm to the suffering and relief to the victim. That is lost cannot be regained but that is left can be preserved. Give them the strength to fight this ugly hour and let them know and believe that the whole nation is with them. You do your best and give us the strength to do our best for all who require it. Amen.

Wed Jan 31 05:44:01 2001
Name:Balamurali
Email:s_bala_murali1@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Lets render our helping hand to Gujarat.

Wed Jan 31 05:54:02 2001
Name:Riaz Ali
Email:riazmomin@peoplepc.com
Condolence Message:Allah gives strength,peace of mind and bless all the people of gujarat who have lost their love ones. and those who have left the world may allah give them space in zanat-ul-firdos...AAMEEN..

Wed Jan 31 05:58:04 2001
Name:Balaji
Email:snb2@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:This can happen to anyone , anywhere. What a tragedy !

Wed Jan 31 06:00:04 2001
Name:Rajat Dhar
Email:rajatdhar@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:For the people who have borne the brunt of this vicious calamity, mere words might seem fruitless. But these prayers are words steeped in faith from the hearts of a billion people - more powerful than any destructive force.

Wed Jan 31 06:34:35 2001
Name:Narayanan Thondugulam
Email:tv_Sriram@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:IT was very tragic to note the immense damage caused by earthquakes. Words can't explain the trauma it has caused for the affected victims. Our hearts are very much with you and will do everything in our capacity to help restore normalcy. Being in US we will atleast provide monetary help Jai Hind

Wed Jan 31 06:39:06 2001
Name:jagannadha rao venna
Email:vennaj@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Kuch..Bhuj...Ahmedabad...one bye one ...What to say.Our words cannot bring back their near and dear,cannot bring back their lovely homes...Let us form a way...,in friend circles and donate some thing ..instead of going to movies and Disco...My deepest condolences to all ..jagannadharao

Wed Jan 31 06:44:06 2001
Name:Pervez Ahmed
Email:pervez_ahmed@onebox.com
Condolence Message:Without any doubts whatsoever this earthqauke is a national calamity of great proprotions. I pray to Almighty Allah to give courage to the people of Gujarat to overcome this tragedy. All of us Indians should come together in this moment of crisis and lend a helping hand to the vicitms in whatever means possible. This is a testing period for all of us and we should try our best to rise to the occasion.We can do it. Regards Pervez

Wed Jan 31 06:44:38 2001
Name:S. N. Rama Raju
Email:vu2rmj@vsnl.com
Condolence Message:My heartfelt condolences to all the people who have lost their near and dear ones.

Wed Jan 31 06:47:49 2001
Name:Sridhar J
Email:sridharj@india.com
Condolence Message:India is now going thru a tough situation and this earthquake has added oil to the fire. I sincerely pray that god gives us all the strength to endure this situation. I am sure Indians will rise up to the occasion and help the bereaving families rally together and rebuild Gujarat Jai Bharath Matha Ki Jai Punya Bhumi Ki

Wed Jan 31 06:58:48 2001
Name:Manish Singh
Email:mks_rajput@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of all those who lost their kith and kin in one of the most horryfying tragedies that humanity has ever faced.In this moment of crisis let us all unite and do our best in overcoming this obstacle and contribute Gujrat and its people whatever we can to help restore Gujrat its past glory.

Wed Jan 31 06:59:26 2001
Name:Tushar Vyas
Email:freedommt@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I read news about recent earthquake in india. It is very disturbing news, but along with that i am more disturbed with news of mis management by government employees. Do you guys still think that all these help pouring in from international community and within india will reach the real needy person. I am surprised that after more than 50 years of independence it is such a disasterous situation. I know that all news paper will publish the horrifying news of deaths and different help reaching india. But I am really concerned with who is going to take responsibility of proper distribution of relief materials and money or rehabilitiaton of these people. I am so sorry to say that after few months news papers will make story of corruption and try to sell their papers. But not a bold or precautioinary step to avoid these type of things from happening. So I request all news and media people to come out of your own self concentrating tendancy and try to help people really. Try to give indepth coverage of relief work and forget what that stupid Frenandes or Vajpayee says. They are just going to sit in air conditioned rooms and give press statements. Tell them to do fasting for week then they will reliaze how this affects a common person. I know that this message is not going to be published, that's why i am using such harsh language. Because we are hipocratic indias. Jai Hind

Wed Jan 31 07:08:33 2001
Name:Ashok Murthy
Email:amurthy@peakxv.net
Condolence Message:A disaster with this magnitude, no words will heal the victims, but the least we can do is to raise up to the situation by giving a helping hand in some form and let them know we are here to care

Wed Jan 31 07:11:47 2001
Name:mathew varghese
Email:mathewvarghese@mail.com
Condolence Message:no word can describe the suffering of the affected..let us offer our prayers as well as whatever material help we can provide, to the victims..let us assure them the whole country - nay, the world - is with them in their hour of grief..

Wed Jan 31 07:17:09 2001
Name:Brig Prakash Chandra
Email:ronylena@hotmail.com
Condolence Message: OFFER TO SUPPORT 5 CHILDREN The earthquake has been devastating rendering thousands homeless, destitute and orphaned. Our heart goes out to the helpless and suffering. Whilst both at international and national level much will be done by the Govt and NGO's. We too wish to add or mite to this supreme humanitarian cause. Self and wife are middle aged couple with our children well settled in their professions. Presently we are bringing up 2 under ten(age) children from poor section of society besides sporadically helping the needy young. This is our gesture towards community service and investment in future. We expect no helf from none. Therefore, at this juncture we offer to accept FIVE supportless children within the age group of 8 - 10 years without prejudice to religion, caste, creed and sex. We promise to look after these children till the reach adulthood by providing them a home, education and decent living. Both our children support us fully in our decision. These children will live with us at Allahabad. Presently we are in Japan and would return to India by the first week of March. We request NGO's, State Govt. Agencies, media and other humanitarians to help us in our endeavour. Our permanent address is as follows: Brig Prakash Chandra (retd.) 22 C, Jawahar Lal Nehru Road Allahabad - 211002 (532-465175) We can be contacted via email on the following address: ronylena@hotmail.com. You are requested to communicate relevant details of children at addresses given above and we shall undertake necessary care and arrangements to make contact.

Wed Jan 31 07:32:05 2001
Name:Amit
Email:amitsaha@india.com
Condolence Message:Let's for everything and try to help the people out theer in gujrat

Wed Jan 31 08:19:17 2001
Name:Bhavin Shah
Email:shahb@cisco.com
Condolence Message:I pray to God to give enough strength to the people of my country in this moments of tragedy and grief. We will try our best to collect relief funds from US. But all what is required is patience and will power and strength to hold on tight in this hour of crisis

Wed Jan 31 08:19:49 2001
Name:Dr.N.Padmanabhn
Email:petchem@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:This is a great calamity. Gujarat and Gujaratis I know are a hard working, sincere, resalient lot. They will over come this by their sheer tenacity and grit and will be vibrant once again. They are also very conscientious. They will not be passive, they will help themselves, help their neibours in times of grief and crisis. May god give them the strength to fight back and courage bear the loss of their near and dear. May people of India join them into rebuilding Gujarat

Wed Jan 31 08:31:47 2001
Name:Anup Mahajan
Email:anup_mx@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:The Gujarat earthquake is one of the worst natural calamitiies that we have ever seen. Thousands have lost their lives and property worth millions has been damaged. May God give the people of Gujarat the strength and courage to withstand these times. All the Indians are with them. And I sincerely hope that the Indian Government acts now and forms a good DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM so that such tragedies do not recur in the future.

Wed Jan 31 08:37:18 2001
Name:A R Karthick
Email:arkarthick@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message:i whole heartedly feel that india against all odds will tackle this killer quake unitedly and indigenously and this quake type situation is a testing time for us to stand by the victims and to tell them that we are there

Wed Jan 31 08:48:01 2001
Name:rakesh khare
Email:rakesh201301@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:what a enormously grieving event for gujrat and whole of india ..we get terrified when we try to imagine even for a moment about the agony, pain ,anxiety and trauma . lets all be generous and united to deal with this crisis and help the suffering people .one thing is important to bear in mind that what ever help we will render it will be only a fraction of what has been lost.

Wed Jan 31 08:53:44 2001
Name:S Srinivasa Raghavan
Email:cheenus@vsnl.com
Condolence Message:Dear Elders, Brothers & Sisters, We join you in this hour of grief and need and pray to the Almoghty for all the help and to lead us in to light from this tragedy. Raghavans

Wed Jan 31 08:55:59 2001
Name:Rajesh Sivan
Email:rajesh_sivan@mailcity.com
Condolence Message:At this tragic moment let us all unite and help our brothers and sisters in Gujarat in all ways. I pray God to give them all strength to overcome this disaster.

Wed Jan 31 09:04:52 2001
Name:Malini
Email:madmalu@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:To all the people of Gujarat, Please do not loose hope with life. I sincerely pray to God for all the people who have lost their life and may God give strength to those people who were seperated from their loved ones.

Wed Jan 31 09:09:39 2001
Name:Anantha Mohan
Email:ananthmk@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Nothing can be more horrrible than this truma.....I pray god to give relief to them and no such an incident should happen in the world any time.

Wed Jan 31 09:09:44 2001
Name:NIRMAL KOCHAR
Email:jainkoch@cal2.vsnl.net.in
Condolence Message:the people of gujrat suffring from pain and relif and govt.delay decision of relif itself more human damage of life it should president rules all work resposiblity of govt.of india and now public will force for new tax etc. but it to be new problem for national peoples and will get support. now every man think for recovery of gujrat.

Wed Jan 31 09:17:12 2001
Name:nagarajan r
Email:raja_tech@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:My deep condolences for all the affected people i gujarat.

Wed Jan 31 09:19:34 2001
Name:aravindan.v
Email:aravind_v2k@sify.com
Condolence Message:My heartly cond'le to all the victems for the earthquake and friends wants to say same thing

Wed Jan 31 09:22:49 2001
Name:Purnima Rao
Email:purnimarao@yahoo.co.uk
Condolence Message:Dear Friends..I have no words to express my heart felt condolences to the bereaved families and victims of the devastating earthquake. I pray God to give courage to the victims in this hour of crisis ...My special request to all countrymen to shed their personal grievenaces if any and to whole heartedly contribute in order to raise funds to meet the requirements of the needy and injured victims of the earthquake tragedy..MY special prayers for all at Gujarat and pray GOD that such tragedy does not befall once again. Friends, we the whole the India, is with you and are praying for your speedy recovery...With prayers..Purnima

Wed Jan 31 09:24:00 2001
Name:Aparna
Email:aparnasi@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:At times like this as one is overcome with grief at the extent of calamity ,the thought on my mind foremost is how trivial our everyday problems are, and how uncertain life and all wordly possessions are, they could just be wiped out in a second...what we spend our entire lifetimes building/...let us hope and pray that amidst all the chaos.. recovery be swift and people rise above petty politics and are united...

Wed Jan 31 09:24:44 2001
Name:Baskaran Sankaran
Email:rudhbaskaran@rediffmail.com
Condolence Message: Let we all contrymen, pray almighty that this is not repeated anywhere in the world. My deepest condolences to family of the deceased. At the same time let us not forget that most of the casualty is man made as no quake prone houses has been built even in such highly seismic prone area. I hope that atleast after this the politicians and beuracrats will implement the guidelines strictly in buildings. With deepest sorrow, Baskaran

Wed Jan 31 09:25:35 2001
Name:citizen_of_india
Email:kamkar@forindia.com
Condolence Message:First, my deep condolences to the people of Gujrat. There is a lot of relief fund being generated and every common man, rich or poor, is donating for this cause. I just hope that the money reaches the needy, in time. I also hope that when the new buildings will be built, they will be built with more attention and care and strong enough so that such a tragedy does not occur again. "Leaders, officials and builders, please do not see this tragedy as one more opportunity to fill your pockets. Please help the people sincerely and get filled your pockets with blessings. This is my sincere request to all of u".

Wed Jan 31 09:30:47 2001
Name:satish
Email:skjadhav@rediff.com
Condolence Message:It is really tragic that when the nation was celebrating the Republic Day Gujrat had to undergo the agonizing time.It is pathetic and heartbreaking scene.I wish such calamities shoud never occur anywhere in the world.It is my sincere condolences to the bereaved families.However I am sure in this tragic hour not only INDIA but the whole world community is standing as one to help the quake victims.

Wed Jan 31 09:33:07 2001
Name:M.S.Ali
Email:replies50@hotmail.com
Condolence Message:I have no words to express my feelings. Childrens of my Mother India suffering down there. Lost of life, lost of beloved, and a lot more. Losses that can't be replaced! May the almighthy give them the strength in their heart. And for the fellow Indians abroad kindly contribute some aid no matter how small it is. It doesn't matter what is our religion or beliefs, we are INDIANS first in place. And for our affected brothers and sisters our hearts and prayers are always with you. Stand United.BHARAT MATHA KI JAY !! --M.S.ALI --KUALA LUMPUR.

Wed Jan 31 09:35:51 2001
Name:yugandhar
Email:yug_s@yahoo.com
Condolence Message:Words are not enough to express my condolences. I pray GOD not to repeat this in future for any part of the world. We should unite and give a big helping hand to all those survivors to return to their normal lives. Please do or donate whatever is possible from us. GOD is great.

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