Mumbaiker’s- Standing tall as ever

It was again the dreaded number 11 and for a change it was 07/11. There were also 7 blasts in 11 minutes and the mindless terrorists had done it again in Mumbai, the commercial heart of the country. However the Mumbaikers as they are now known for their spirit of help, never say die attitude and resilience in the face of adversity came out again on top within 24 hours of the gory blasts of destruction with touching stories of helping the injured and providing relief to the bereaved families. They also in the process started going back to schools, colleges, work, business ,etc the very next day to bring back normalcy and the city of dreams as it has been known all along is already back on track
For a change all the political parities have shown immense restraint without getting into their favourite blame games and hence there have been so far no communal backlashes or fall out. There were many sad stories of near ones being found dead in various hospitals and a boy of 8-9 years was lying critical and unconscious in a Goregaon hospital without any relatives or parents. In the midst of all these gloom there were also few happy reunions including one Fernandes who was presumed dead and his friends found him later in a Sion hospital battling injuries but in stable condition. NDTV as usual rose to the occasion with lots of help lines and SMS messages flashed across to help the victims and relatives including provision of a blood donor database to the hospitals

The blog community has also come in handy with a web site www.mumbaihelp.blogspot.com
with lots of information and assistance for the needy. Let's pray for the departed souls to rest in peace and wish the injured a speedy recovery and salute the Mumbaikers once again for their courage, bravery, determination and community service

RK