Comments on: An Entirely Avoidable Great Tragedy http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: concentriccircle http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-971 concentriccircle Wed, 29 Jun 2005 14:09:41 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-971 Atanu, as always you make very poignant points. It amazes me how we spend our time being totally oblivious of the death and disease around us. As i always ask, if man were left to his free will, would he help another man in distress? I have a related post on my blog...concentriccircle.blogspot.com Atanu, as always you make very poignant points. It amazes me how we spend our time being totally oblivious of the death and disease around us. As i always ask, if man were left to his free will, would he help another man in distress? I have a related post on my blog…concentriccircle.blogspot.com

]]> By: Aditi http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Aditi Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-521 Someone said once, one death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic. He forgot to add that a zillion deaths in India are not even that. They are records to be lost in the heaps of file-trash to be kept safely in government offices. Issues such as 'poverty', 'quality of life', 'health' have been thrashed about in public so many times by the politicians in power that one is forced to believe that they are insurmountable. Just like they want to wash their hands off the disaster down south by calling it a "natural calamity". No one acknowledges that it could have been avoided, something has to be done now that it has happened or that one should plan for the future. Too bad it happened, they say, but now lets get on with our little lives. They were quarrelling in Delhi over whether it should be called a "calamity" or a "severe calamity". This is their concern. And this is how they lead us. Someone said once, one death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic. He forgot to add that a zillion deaths in India are not even that. They are records to be lost in the heaps of file-trash to be kept safely in government offices.
Issues such as ‘poverty’, ‘quality of life’, ‘health’ have been thrashed about in public so many times by the politicians in power that one is forced to believe that they are insurmountable. Just like they want to wash their hands off the disaster down south by calling it a “natural calamity”. No one acknowledges that it could have been avoided, something has to be done now that it has happened or that one should plan for the future. Too bad it happened, they say, but now lets get on with our little lives. They were quarrelling in Delhi over whether it should be called a “calamity” or a “severe calamity”. This is their concern. And this is how they lead us.

]]> By: Yoga Bear http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-522 Yoga Bear Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-522 Yep, it does seem like Everybody loves a good Tsunami. Perhaps somebody should write about that and make his/her millions. Yep, it does seem like Everybody loves a good Tsunami. Perhaps somebody should write about that and make his/her millions.

]]> By: Raj http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Raj Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-523 Today afternoon Shivraj Patil (Home Minister) and Kapil Sibal (Min of Science?) were fighting on the today' central govt alert to evacuate parts of Coastal India. Chaos and Panic in Cuddalore, Andamans and even Chennai. This is turning out to be the same story repeated ad nauseum only the players change, the nature of the calamity changes and the location changes....while the poor dead become only statistics - never to remembered, never to be mounred.... I am also amazed at the number of NGOs and Aid agencies rushing asking for money and relief...being partially interested in this area, i am amazed to see that i have never even heard of some of the names....maybe feeding on the gullibility of the public. Today afternoon Shivraj Patil (Home Minister) and Kapil Sibal (Min of Science?) were fighting on the today’ central govt alert to evacuate parts of Coastal India.

Chaos and Panic in Cuddalore, Andamans and even Chennai.

This is turning out to be the same story repeated ad nauseum only the players change, the nature of the calamity changes and the location changes….while the poor dead become only statistics – never to remembered, never to be mounred….

I am also amazed at the number of NGOs and Aid agencies rushing asking for money and relief…being partially interested in this area, i am amazed to see that i have never even heard of some of the names….maybe feeding on the gullibility of the public.

]]> By: yum yum http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-524 yum yum Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-524 Well said, Mr Dey! Couldn't agree more! Well said, Mr Dey! Couldn’t agree more!

]]> By: Jack Stack http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Jack Stack Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-525 Yes, tragedy abounds. Atanu, I agree that the powers that be have severe (calamatous) issues with prioritization. You are quick to point out issues (again) with the US. Yep, Iraq, but at the same time, we've done quite a bit for literally every nation since we became a nation. We can debate the merits of capitalism, democracy, etc or we can understand that India is still a young country that has needs - similar to many other countries. Shocked, yes. Outraged, yes. Hopeful that every day, we as a world community improve every time we reflect. Best Wishes in the New Year! Yes, tragedy abounds. Atanu, I agree that the powers that be have severe (calamatous) issues with prioritization.

You are quick to point out issues (again) with the US. Yep, Iraq, but at the same time, we’ve done quite a bit for literally every nation since we became a nation. We can debate the merits of capitalism, democracy, etc or we can understand that India is still a young country that has needs – similar to many other countries.

Shocked, yes. Outraged, yes. Hopeful that every day, we as a world community improve every time we reflect.

Best Wishes in the New Year!

]]> By: charu http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-526 charu Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-526 excellent post, Atanu... nothing to beat a disater of this magnitude for sheer entertainment value (if you have been reading Bombay Times, you will see that celebrities whi were anywhere near the areas affected have already been interviewed and photographed)... and the saddest part is when these deaths - both in the current disaster and in the normal course of life in this part of the world - become just numbers and statistics... which are much more easy to ignore than individual stories of suffering and tragedy... excellent post, Atanu… nothing to beat a disater of this magnitude for sheer entertainment value (if you have been reading Bombay Times, you will see that celebrities whi were anywhere near the areas affected have already been interviewed and photographed)…
and the saddest part is when these deaths – both in the current disaster and in the normal course of life in this part of the world – become just numbers and statistics… which are much more easy to ignore than individual stories of suffering and tragedy…

]]> By: Santosh Kumar http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Santosh Kumar Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-527 Hi, Your are painfully clear at times. Forget rural or third world destinations of the third world. People within 200 Km from Mumbai die of malnutrition. My poem <a href="http://santymental.blogspot.com/2004/05/death-is-photogenic-poem-about.html">Death is Photogenic</a> reflects upon the same mentality. But then , in India we are all 'satsang' people , we are all 'verbally' very social. People need someone to follow and take the lead then they will join , crowd mentality. We should think on the lines of providing Physical and Practical Social Training in school a DIY approach to Social Work. India has absolute 0% social investment. I am thinking about a online initiative to help NGOs and NGOs to help and assist each other. My earlier experience was not so encouraging but since India has become more net aware I am slightly optimistics. Lets see. Regards, Santy Hi,

Your are painfully clear at times. Forget rural or third world destinations of the third world. People within 200 Km from Mumbai die of malnutrition. My poem Death is Photogenic reflects upon the same mentality. But then , in India we are all ’satsang’ people , we are all ‘verbally’ very social. People need someone to follow and take the lead then they will join , crowd mentality. We should think on the lines of providing Physical and Practical Social Training in school a DIY approach to Social Work. India has absolute 0% social investment. I am thinking about a online initiative to help NGOs and NGOs to help and assist each other. My earlier experience was not so encouraging but since India has become more net aware I am slightly optimistics. Lets see.

Regards,
Santy

]]> By: Taran http://www.deeshaa.org/2004/12/30/an-entirely-avoidable-great-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Taran Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://home.blogstreet.com/2004/12/30/233#comment-528 In a way, it was unavoidable. If it were avoidable, then it would have been avoided. It has happened; it was unavoidable. The right thing to do is to find out why it was unavoidable and fix it. If - and I believe you are right - mankind can do something better, then perhaps we should fix it. In a way, it was unavoidable. If it were avoidable, then it would have been avoided. It has happened; it was unavoidable.

The right thing to do is to find out why it was unavoidable and fix it. If – and I believe you are right – mankind can do something better, then perhaps we should fix it.

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