Three year old girl awaits her parents at Nagapattinam
Newindpress.com – Coastal Calamity: “Tsunami tragedy: Three-year-old awaits her parents”. Unfortunately this article is available only on this site and I haven’t seen this news anywhere else. Spread the word around about this 3 year old looking for her parents. She is from Bangalore and is now in Nagapattinam
This is ugly: Caste raises its ugly hood in relief camps
NewIndPress StoryThe Tsunami did not discern upper caste or lower caste. Disgusting!(Thanks Shankar for the link)SeeRecent Posts on your left for moreWrite to me: suman[at]sumankumar[dot]com
Text messages aid disaster recovery
BBC NEWS | Technology | Text messages aid disaster recovery:Text messaging technology was a valuable communication tool in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in Asia. Here’s my take:1) SMS-to-blog: I think this would have saved a lot of trouble in disseminating information from the ground. None of the popular blogging services offer it; obviously […]
Aceh rebels ‘impede tsunami aid’
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Aceh rebels ‘impede tsunami aid’: Indonesian soldiers in tsunami-stricken Aceh province say their relief work is being hampered by attacks from separatist guerrillas. Great timing is all I can say. What kind of revolutionaries are these?
Media and the disaster
Rajeev gets hammered on Rediff boards;However, not every one was against Rajeev’s view (‘wrath of god/sage’): It is common human proclivity to brush off something which goes against the normal grain. It has been proven time and again that ideas; trivial as they might look to begin with, have been proven prophetic in the long […]
The Diplomad
The Diplomad is a blog maintained by US Foreign Service Officers. And, these guys write predominantly about the inefficiency of the UN. Excerpt: Aussies and Yanks continue to carry the overwhelming bulk of the burden, but some other fine folks also have jumped in: e.g., the New Zealanders have provided C-130 lift and an excellent […]
Dr.Shilpa Govardhan Reports From Nagapattinam
Tsunami Help India: Dr.Shilpa Govardhan Reports From Nagapattinam:The only thing that they really want is their boats back. To go back to the sea which caused all their sorrow, and collect from her again what they have all their lives.(Their own words by the way- they have a very strong poetic streak in them.)This is […]
India Uncut
India Uncut by Amit Varma offers insightful accounts from the Tsunami affected areas in TN. Excerpt from India Uncut: “They took all the veg biryani that had been prepared for the wedding feast, and went and fed it to the affacted people. From that day until the day we met them, a week after the […]
Rehabilitation measures. Help required
Tsunami Help India: “As mentioned in my previous post, the villagers are now looking at rehabilitating their lives and leave the scar created by the black Sunday behind. They are looking at nets for Shrimp / Prawn farming. Their nets and boats were completely damaged and they are starting afresh. It feels like they are […]
Dell Pledges $US3 Million Aid
THE chairman of the world’s largest computer maker, Dell, has pledged $US3 million ($3.8 million) to help victims of the tsunami.Read more on news.com.au (Via tsunamihelp.blogspot.com)SeeRecent Posts on your left for moreWrite to me: suman[at]sumankumar[dot]com