tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post4158211571767357543..comments2023-10-29T17:55:20.936+05:30Comments on Harsh Jegadeesan's | VIEWS: My Diwali in Chikkasugur - a village affected by flash floodsHarsh Jegadeesanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18020292324711511825noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-72929989554616339022009-10-27T15:24:29.743+05:302009-10-27T15:24:29.743+05:30Dear visitor,
I too was part of this team.
During...Dear visitor,<br /><br />I too was part of this team.<br />During this visit - the villagers were murmuring<br />"Evaru ein madtare?" - What will these guys do?<br /><br />Lets do our bit to help the people in need.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />Sahir.Sahirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636916734936746632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-53644471385160062782009-10-26T10:56:02.932+05:302009-10-26T10:56:02.932+05:30Really good work done by you people for this Diwal...Really good work done by you people for this Diwali. It is quite encouraging to see the effort put in.A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260535049606536218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-34655240348007429092009-10-26T10:44:21.201+05:302009-10-26T10:44:21.201+05:30Good to see the first hand experience, Harsh. Than...Good to see the first hand experience, Harsh. Thanks for sharing this. We all have been thinking of doing something but efforts from volunteers like you definitely motivate us to move from thinking to action.<br />- RamkiPotlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830096414502174214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-41399845525520356222009-10-26T09:34:51.691+05:302009-10-26T09:34:51.691+05:30It is very encouraging to see the efforts of the v...It is very encouraging to see the efforts of the volunteers. as you said it is only a drop in the ocean but a drop is better than nothing!<br />Nadine Templer (HOPE Foundation)Nadine Templerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437076000572902553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-38224286678121642552009-10-25T23:45:00.125+05:302009-10-25T23:45:00.125+05:30The amount of damage a few days of heavy rain and ...The amount of damage a few days of heavy rain and an overflowing raging river can do to lives is unimaginable until you see the devastation caused by the recent floods in villages across North Karnataka.<br />Recently when I along with eight other colleagues from SAP visited Chikkasugur, a flood affected village near Raichur, the real picture of what the villagers faced during the floods became clear.<br />Homes damaged beyond recognition, standing crops and cattle washed away, and a school which turned into a relief camp for many. These are pictures that will stay with these people as well as me long after normalcy returns to this small hamlet.<br />If left to themselves it will be years before which these villages can rebuild themselves to their past glory.All we can do is to try and hasten this process and lend a helping hand. Majority of the affected population are farmers, people who work round the clock to ensure that the rest of the country has enough food and we are in a sense indebted to them.This is our chance to pay back. This is our chance to stand by them and give them assurance that they are not alone in this time of need. This is the least we can do.<br /><br />Shubra BattacharyaHarsh Jegadeesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020292324711511825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067734225882948870.post-90233464870779036392009-10-25T23:42:56.365+05:302009-10-25T23:42:56.365+05:30It has been a very different Diwali this year arou...It has been a very different Diwali this year around. The festival of happiness and light has brought pain and grief to thousands of our fellow countrymen. The floods that swept through many districts in Karnataka and AP left very little to be celebrated this Diwali. The need of the hour is not only the financial aid to the affected people but more importantly the moral and humanitarian support from all of us. <br /><br />The visit to Chikkasugunur in this regard, was a very satisfying one for me, as I could do my bit for this noble cause. Moreover, it proved to be a journey in which we witnessed the might of nature and the helplessness of man in front of it. It was hard to imagine how the once so peaceful and calm river could raise to a mammoth 50 feet above ground level and rip apart the lives of so many people. Such natural calamities are not new to man, but still the moments of pain and agony it brings will always be new and very depressing. I pray to god to give the affected people the strength to overcome the loss this flood has brought them, especially the loss of lives.<br /><br />As the saying says... "If HE brings you to it.... HE brings you through it". So we just need to pray for a better tomorrow and in this particular time, we need to help the suffering ones to get through this situation in any way that we can.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Puneeth-V-Hoysal/759500704" rel="nofollow">Puneeth Hoysal</a>Harsh Jegadeesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020292324711511825noreply@blogger.com