Hello Rajat,
Good to see you back and to know that you are alright.
I know how terrible it must have been for you being on the same train and not know what is going to happen the very next second.
It was really very gruesome and terrible of those people who had done the blasts, i do not how they can kill so many innocent people without even thinking for a second. My heart bleats for those who have lost their near & dear ones, my prayers to those who have passed away, may they find eternity and a place in Heaven.
HATSOFF to you Mumbaikars for taking this phase of sorrow very bravely.
Regards
Julie

From India, Hyderabad
Hey All,
Welcome back Rajat, its really gud to c and hear frm u after the terrible tuesday's attack. Hey u said tht u have writen an article in times of india's mumbai edition . plz i would like to read it , but was unable to find it on timesofindia's site. Kindly mail it or attach it .
Thanks
Preeti...

From India, Mumbai
Let us pray for the peace of departed souls in the 7/11 disaster. May the relatives & the injured have the strength to bear their loss, sorrow & pain.
2 mins. silence will be observed on 18th July at 6: 24 p.m. as a tribute to all the innocent peole who have died in the blast.
Please pass this on to every one to pray for perfect unity among the people of India & the whole world, at this time may we be united in our feelings, thoughts & hearts.
Kavita

From India, Mumbai
Hi all,

Just today after a week am checking the forum..many thanks for your concern..

Preeti,

There was an article on page 4 on Times of India edition on last thursday 13th July'06- regarding my comments on the tuesday blasts survivors where i mentioned my experience on the same..tried to attach the clipping of the newspaper but its is too big 1.2 MB to be attached to this forum..just that whole situation made me realize how gruesome life can be..and i tried my best by donning the role of doctor in providing the first aid to injured people..frankly having seen the situation from close quarters and the media reportings with politician's comments have disgusted me!..

Even yesterday when i met the police their approach made me further disgusted as they said yes..we met you at the site blah..the fact was that no one from the adm or police was there at the site which is just 50 metres from Bandra station!! Nor there were any visits in the hospital at Bhahba hospital on 3rd floor from those high profile people on that night..

Frankly, we lack a planning & foresight on dealing with such situation!! most of the patients needed post trauma care which is not possible by the doctors..that's what i did..must have attended each patient atleast 30 times and assured them that they are fine n on the road to recovery n left the hospital when all got the discharge slip and some one was there to take them home..infact i remember there was one patient who told me that he's got a hole in his head..when i looked at him..at his wound told him that he is absolutely fine!!..he asked me if am a doctor..i replied yes..then he was feeling much better.. :D at the end i told him the truth..he thanked me..n i said wouldn't you done the same if i was in the same compartment which was my usual one..just that day i took the diff coach on the same ill-fated train..

Am still in the process of locating the family of the deceased and return his casio pocket diary which unfortunately is not working..

Shall write more this topic later..

Once again thanks to all of you..

Regards,

Rajat Joshi

From India, Pune
Dear all,

The spirit of Mumbai was captured beautifully by this mail forwarded by a colleague Vikram Duggal on HR e-group..

>>

>> Today's Mid-Day edit begins by saying that you don't need to be a rocket

>> scientist to understand that the chain of events starting from the

>> Bhiwandi riots to the desecration of Meenatai's statue and what happened

>> as an aftermath, to the serial blasts on the trains yesterday, means

>> somebody somewhere wants Mumbaikar's to spill out on the streets and

>> grab each other by the throats.

>>

>> Incidentally, these same somebody-- the faceless outcasts that they

>> still are-- have at least succeeded in one part of their plan.

>> Mumbaikars have actually spilled out on to the streets.

>>

>> The catch here is that they have failed to succeed in the second and

>> most important part of their plan: that of getting Mumbaikars to grab

>> each other by the throats. Mumbaikars spilled onto the streets-- in a

>> collective show of the middle finger to those who proposed otherwise.

>>

>> I know very well that you are already aware of how Mumbai stormed onto

>> the streets to help the injured, the stranded and soothe the injuries

>> that were still gaping along its life line.

>>

>> There were capsules and capsules of streaming video that showed them

>> offering water and refreshments to people stranded on SV Road and the

>> Eastern and Western Express Highways.

>>

>> There were captures of students of Sydenham and SNDT college, who camped

>> at Churchgate station with the sole purpose of offering a bed to those

>> stranded at the starting node of the life line.

>>

>> And there was also that memorable grab of people standing patiently in

>> front of KEM Hospital-- all in a serpentine queue, to donate blood. A

>> result of which has been a no-shortage syndrome, when it comes to blood

>> at all the hospitals where the injured are being treated or are

>> recuperating.

>>

>> But this is not about all that. And yet, it is about all that and more.

>> It is about the sights I saw and the people I met with, while travelling

>> along the Western Express Highway to Kandivali yesterday, between 7 in

>> the evening and one in the morning.

>>

>> It is about that little kid and his grandfather near Dadar, who, perhaps

>> in the absence of anybody else in the household, took to the streets

>> with bottles of water and packets of biscuits to contribute in whatever

>> way possible in managing the crisis. "Uncle, you must be thirsty," the

>> kid told me while offering the bottle. A parched me drank gratefully.

>> And I saw in those eyes no fear. So what did those terrorists think

>> while planting the bomb? That was at least the silent way of making one

>> statement-- "Terror, my foot.!"

>>

>> It is also about those housewives in front of a housing society near

>> Santa Cruz, who were standing with pots of piping tea, water and God

>> only knows what else to help those passing by. And they had this board

>> beside them which read "Beyond Borivli, Can Stay'. I was lucky to get a

>> cab, but there were people who were trying to make it on foot. And they

>> needed succor. Rest. Shelter. It was raining.

>>

>> It is about the autorickshaw driver, who finally reached me home in the

>> interiors of Kandivali at 1 in the morning. And refused to take the

>> night fare, despite being legally empowered to charge extra. "Nehi saab,

>> aaj ki baat alag hai. Aap thik thak ghar pohuj gaye, yeh hi kafi hai,"

>> he bade me goodbye at my doorstep.

>>

>> It is also about the dabbawala who provides me with my dinner everyday.

>> His shop is near the Borivli station, where there was one of the biggest

>> blasts at 6:34 in the evening. Yet, at one o clock in the morning, the

>> dabba was there waiting at my doorstp to be picked up. It didn't need a

>> note. The piping hot food at such an unearthly hour said it all.

>>

>> The terrorists succeeded in synchronising a series of blasts that

>> stopped the Mumbai lifeline for somewhere around seven hours. That was

>> all that they achieved on 7/11. The trains were back on track by 1:30 in

>> the morning and they plied all through the night. I wonder if the

>> masterminds will consider this before planning their next attack. I

>> would urge them to-- if this reaches any one of them-- to rethink. After

>> all, what did a year of planning, six months of smuggling dangerous

>> explosives, extensive netwroking and crores achieve at the end-- arond

>> 200 lives and just seven hours of disruption? Bus! I won't budge for

>> that. In the deal they united more than they dreamt to rip apart.

>>

>> And by the way, I did not spot any member of the celebrated Readers'

>> Digest survey team yesterday on the roads. Or perhaps they were there--

>> reconsidering their statement.

>>

>> I request whoever receives this, to forward it to as many people as

>> possible. At least that way, we will build an opinion against these

>> faceless faces of terror

>>

>> --

>> Sudip Ghosh

>> Deputy Editor

>> Medianet

>> Times of India, Mumbai

Though no one can go back and make a brand new START

Anyone can start from now and make a brand new END

Vikramaditya Duggal

Faculty

State Bank Staff College

Hyderabad

098485 97318


From India, Pune
Dear Rajat,
Welcome back!!
We have all been gaining so much from you and will do so in the future also. But it is an overwhelming experience to read your article in TOI, I was in tears reading that and the mail you have sent.
It really pains that people who have power are not using it for the right cause, but on the other side it makes me proud to be an Indian as people like you are contributing so much for a noble cause.
Sir, I truly admire you for all you have done.
Regards,
Archna

From India, Delhi
Thanks to Bhawana and all the other CiteHR members who have commented for well being of mumbaikars and CHR members. With gods grace everything is fine but the rage in mumbaikars is very high this time if something is not done about it this will continue till the end of mankind.
Regards,
Bhushan

From India, Mumbai
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