Please help Sukhvir regain his health

Just by looking into his world-worn face, you might not guess that Sukhvir has a life-threatening illness.Sukhvir, a rickshaw-puller and father of three, suffers from a chronic Hepatitis B infection. Aside from the constant nausea, body aches, fever, and other symptoms - which make it difficult for him to work - he is at high risk for cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. He requires treatment to control his symptoms and prevent futher damage to his liver. Treatment will include testing of liver function every few months and medication to be administered when required.

The doctor says that if all goes well, Sukhvir's treatment will cost about Rs.20,000 ($445) for three to four years. This kind of money is hard to come by for a rickshaw-puller like Sukhvir, who barely supports his two young sons and his wife, who is mentally ill, on a salary of about Rs.2,000 ($50) per month. With your help, Sukhvir has a chance to live and support his family for years to come.

India's wealthiest are the least generous

This is the great Indian paradox. The country's economy is booming, with the number of millionaires and billionaires rising by the day. According to a research by Bain & Co, there are over 115,000 high-networth individuals in India.

Since 2000, this elite group has grown an average of 11 per cent annually. Between 2006 and 2007, the number of wealthy individuals in India surged by 23 per cent, which is the highest growth rate in the world.

While this may be good news, here is the other side of the India growth story.

Today, more than 400 million people live below the poverty line in India. The global meltdown has pushed an additional 25 million to 40 million citizens below the poverty line.

So how can a country like India bridge the gap between its rich and poor? Are India's wealthiest people doing their best to reach out to the poorest? Well, the generosity of India's rich population does not necessarily rise with income and education, says the Bain & Co study.

"The wealthiest have the lowest level of giving at 1.6 % of household income. While the 'high class', which is ranked one level below the 'upper class' on the income and education scale, donates 2.1% to charity, the middle class gives 1.9% of household income to philanthropy," says Arpan Sheth, partner, Bain & Company.

http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2010/mar/25/slide-show-1-indias-wealthiest-are-the-least-generous.htm

Sorry state of affair

NEW DELHI: This is one world No. 1 tag that 'emerging India' would love to shed. Indians comprised 58% of all people across the world who regularly defecated in the open in 2008. That's more than half the Indian population (54%), a WHO-UNICEF report said. While 18% of urban India indulged in the practice, the percentage was as high as 69% in rural parts of the country.

Globally, 1.1 billion people still have no access to toilets, with India alone contributing 638 million to the figure. Just 11 countries, including India, are home to 81% of such people. The other nations include neighbouring countries like China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh, besides Indonesia, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sudan, Brazil and Niger.

Experts say open defecation leads to deadly diarrhea and other intestinal diseases, and contributes to poor hygiene which kills hundreds of thousands of people globally every year.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Every-day-11bn-people-poo-without-a-loo/articleshow/5691884.cms

Thank you Raktambara das

Raktambara prabhuji, for kindly donating the amount pending to pay for Narayan's hospital bill.
We do appreciate very much.
We do not have any pending cases right now and that its a good sign as it means to tragedies in our midst here in Vrindavan Dham.
yours rupa

Narayan has gone as he was wishing for.

We are sorry and happy at the same time to inform you that Narayan has passed away. He was really crying and praying for that, his life was very difficult and also at best he would have been on a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Some complications in his kidney has contributed to his departure.
Our prayers are with the mother and three children left behind, we will help them in any way possible. On their behalf, a heartfelt thank you to those who helped with his medical bills.
yours
rupa