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All eyes are today on Gujarat.
Donations have flowed from all quarters and many have dropped their routine tight schedules to join hands in the relief operations in Gujarat. Natural disasters seem to have found an easy path of entry into our country as state after state continues to be affected either by floods, cyclone, drought or earthquakes. A study conducted in the field of natural disasters reveals that as many as 24 Indian states are vulnerable to natural disasters. Just as we looked West for technology, before slowly transforming the Silicon Valley into an Indian township, it is essential to look and follow their pattern of people's participation in voluntary services especially during crises. A similar shift of attitude probably prevails in many minds after looking at the traumatic deaths in Gujarat.