Citizens Are Heroes Of Mumbai’s Blasts
July 12th, 2006, 10:13 am by Priya Florence Shah
Filed under My Life, Self Help, Events, Mumbai, Personal Growth, Experiences, India, Self-Improvement, Attitude, Thoughts
A day after the bomb blasts in Mumbai, the city is back at work. Trains were back on track just 12 hours after seven devastating bomb blasts tore apart first class compartments and their passengers at evening peak hours.
There was no dearth of heroes among ordinary citizens, like Mr. Salunke, who was interviewed by several news channels for his role in ensuring that the injured were taken to hospitals. I was even more impressed when he insisted he was only carrying out his fundamental right.
Sadly missing in this whole scenario was much-needed leadership by Mumbai’s business barons and politicians. There was not so much as a peep out of the business leaders who use Mumbai as their base.
No words of solidarity, of condolence to the families. Not even a single initiative that could have generated goodwill for their companies.
Their well-worded platitudes on corporate social responsibility are only for the benefit of five-star seminars on corporate governance. Where are the so-called “leaders of industry” when they are needed?
Ordinary citizens became the heroes of Mumbai’s blasts yesterday, dispensing water and food to commuters stuck in traffic, lining up to donate blood, dropping people home in their cars.
Doctors and medical personnel stayed up all night at hospitals tending to the dying and injured. At least 30 Mumbai-based bloggers are collaborating on the community-based blog Mumbai Help to help the city through its latest crisis.
And the city once again showed it’s spirit by bouncing back just hours after the tragedy. The optimism and courage demonstrated by ordinary people here in times of crisis is one of the reasons why I love this city and never want to live anywhere else.
I salute Mumbai’s unsung heroes, and am glad that people like them exist. They are what makes this city truly great!
Links on the Mumbai Blasts:
Mumbai Blast Resources for journalists
Bloggers posting about 7/11:
Mumbai Blasts
Desipundit
Dilip D’Souza
Metroblogging Mumbai
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Vishal from India said,
July 12th, 2006, 10:31 am
Hello world,
I’m from India and I’m shocked by what has happened at Mumbai same as it happened in Madrid and in NY in recent past…
One striking thing that grabbed my attention… that no one else has thought of it till now…. In NY, it happened on 11/7 and in Mumbai, it has took place on 7/11 ! Is there any hidden message in this? Are there the same people behind the Mumbai attack as they were in NY attack? Are they trying to send us any message or make us all remember the 11/7 incident or their very brutality aganinst humanity and poor innocent people? At the end, I admit my heart truly breaks seeing all poor innocent people dying in such a manner in London, Madrid, NY and now in Mumbai… Does anyone knows when it will end OR more innocent people still have to wait for their turn to get killed brutally in this way?
Are all world leaders just concerned about keeping their economies on track? Is there no value of human soul and humanity truly? Who is going to end all this?
Priti Saldanha said,
July 12th, 2006, 11:47 am
Actually the New York Blasts happened on 9/11 and if someone did want us to get a message. We don’t need it of all it’s going to do is instill fear in the common psyche…
What do you think?
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