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Shishya · Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:42 pm Post subject: One Outstanding Man

Mumbai's Railway 'Good Samaritan'
by
Monica Chadha
BBC News, Mumbai

No relative or friend of Mumbai resident Somnath Julka had been affected by the train blasts on Tuesday.

Yet he spent the whole night and the following day at the city's Sion hospital where, according to the hospital authorities, 60 wounded people and 41 bodies were admitted immediately after the incident. The 51-year old businessman was doing what a large number of the city's residents did that evening - helping fellow human beings. Mr Julka told the BBC website he heard about the blasts from a cousin when he was sitting in his neighbourhood club with friends.

Expensive Injection

"Since the past few years, I always go to the club to play cards and Tuesday evening was no different. As soon as I received the phone call from a cousin who actually stays in New Zealand, I ran to Sion hospital because I knew that's where they would get a large number of wounded people." But when Mr Julka reached the hospital, other Good Samaritans as well as local politicians were also there to help in whatever way they could. "We bought ample food, water and fruit for the people coming there, because we knew it would be a long night and they would need something to eat in order to keep going."

Mr Julka said that while he was at the hospital, he heard about a certain expensive injection that needed to be administered to the people injured in the blasts to prevent them from going deaf.

Financial Help

"Each injection cost 400 rupees [$9] and I told the doctors, don't worry about the costs, do what needs to be done and whatever the expense, I'll take care of it. I immediately arranged for 160,000 rupees that was required to buy them as well as some other medicines they needed to treat the wounded."

He said that soon afterwards relatives began pouring in, trying to trace their missing family members. Some of them identified the bodies but were not carrying enough money to pay for an ambulance to take the body home.

"It was a sad time. I told them: 'Don't worry, it has been taken care of.' I paid for the ambulance services as well. I just wanted to help in whatever way I could."

Mr Julka has already spent 260,000 rupees assisting various people and continues to open his heart and wallet to anyone who needs it.

"Even now I don't think our duty or work is over. I just heard a patient lost his spectacles in the blast and can't see without them so I have asked someone to get them fixed. Another person lost both his legs in the blast, so I plan to give him a job in my cargo company once he has been released from the hospital."

Mr Julka said he was only doing his bit for society.

"What will I do with all the money I have earned? I have just one daughter who got married last year. I run a profitable business and have earned enough to live comfortably for the rest of my life. Now I'd rather use my money to help those in need and give back a little to society that has given me so much."

(Source)

Deepan Abisuriya · Junior Member Joined: 13 Sep 2006 Posts: 66

Namaste,

It is because of these living yogis that the world still survives and we have hope. This is also a message that still humans are all around us.

God bless him.
Deepan.

Shishya · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject:

Namaste Deepan,

Indeed. I was really touched by this story of selfless concern for humanity. It is a shame that individuals such as this fellow are becoming a rare commodity these days.
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ॐ सह नावतु । सह तौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥
"Together may we be protected. Together may we be profited. Together may we do a hero's work. May we learn intelligently. May we never hate one another."
-Brihadaranyaka & Taittiriya Upanishads

Devo · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject:

Namaste,

I too, agree with the sentiments expressed above.

If we all strive to be Yogya's such as this noble soul, we can move this world to a better place.

Amrita Singh · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject: Indeed an outstanding man

It is people like him who make a difference in more ways than one in our societies ...... and the world, eventually. It makes me wonder ...... why can't there be more like him? The world would be very much different if there were others. One is a start I guess, though. He is a great man. God bless him.
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Amrita Singh · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: Mistake

The last sentence should be "God BLESS him. Sorry for the mistake.
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Amrita

Shishya · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:14 pm Post subject:

Namaste Amrita,

The great thing about this forum is - unlike on Yahoo groups - you can go in and edit your messages yourself, even after they have been posted. Wink

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Shishya
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ॐ सह नावतु । सह तौ भुनक्तु । सह वीर्यं करवावहै । तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु मा विद्विषावहै ॥
"Together may we be protected. Together may we be profited. Together may we do a hero's work. May we learn intelligently. May we never hate one another."
-Brihadaranyaka & Taittiriya Upanishads

Amrita Singh · Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:00 pm Post subject: Shishyaji

Oh, thanks for the tip. I didn't know that. I am still learning about the site Smile

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Shyena · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:30 pm Post subject:

Reminds me, these people came from genie blood bank to ask us if any volunteers would like to give their blood. Surprisingly, more than 3/4ths of the juniors donated their blood. More than half of these collapsed afterwards; even though they were told to sit for 5 mins... Makes sense why girls weren't allowed to donate their blood.
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