The world is stunned to see people begging for oxygen in India. This situation, which has arisen among Corona's record cases, has shaken many countries.
The largest number of Indians living abroad in the world. In such a situation, what did the people of Indian origin living in Britain hold on to this crisis?
In a temple in Wembley in northwest London, a small congregation is reciting Hanuman Chalisa for loved ones living thousands of miles away. The welfare of the needy is being wished by these hymns filled with devotion.
However, many people of the Indian community living in Britain are also helping in other practical ways. One of such people is Manoj Badale, chairman of the British Asian Trust.
He says, "Due to the disaster that has occurred in India, hardly any Indian living here has remained untouched."
He said, "There are a lot of people in my family in India." My sister is a doctor. My niece and nephew are also doctors. We are listening to shocking stories. Hearing this, we are shocked that how this crisis has increased so much in the last week. ''
This organization of people of Asian descent living in the UK, which supports development projects, is currently focusing on addressing the most important oxygen shortage.
The Prince of Wales Prince Charles has lent his support to the emergency appeal of this trust. They have said that they are worried for the suffering people of India and are praying for them.
He said that during this epidemic, other countries got a lot of help from India. India helped others like us, now we should also help them. ''
Many organizations are involved in getting help
This trust is not alone in its mission. The institution named British Indians has started the 'Go Fund Me' campaign. It achieved the initial target of 160,000 pounds on the first day. With this, 200 oxygen concentrators can be purchased comfortably. So far this institution has collected over 300,000 pounds of donations
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Badale said that the British Asian Trust has provided help during the crisis in South Asia for 14 years. But this crisis is different.
He says, "This disaster has affected everyone. It is not that people of Asian descent are feeling only by the British, but the British are also hurt by it. Many of the big donations we received were given by those British Who is watching the crisis of India in the news. ''
Indian doctors are also trying
Groups of Indian doctors working in Britain are looking for other ways to help people.
Amardeep Dastidar, who works as a consultant cardiologist in Bristol, is providing telemedicine therapy to troubled patients in India.
He says, "The second wave of any disease is always difficult because the mental condition is completely different than the first wave."
He told, "Personally, I have had to be two-four due to this crisis. My brother was infected with Corona. He had to be hospitalized. He remained in the ICU for seven days. It was a very difficult time. ''
Amardeep Dastidar is helping people through his relatives and friends of India. People are sharing their skills in treating Kovid in their language. They say that everyone is scared of it. I think everybody needs some help. ''
The institution of Indian origin, the British Association of Physicians, is also called Bapu in a nutshell. The doctors associated with it, like Dr. Dastidar, are going to informally help the doctors of India through an official program of telemedicine. Their effort is to reduce the pressure of work on the doctors of India. Apart from this, these people are also collecting money for oxygen-giving equipment.
Narendra Thakkar, President of Shri Vallabh Nidhi Temple in Wembley, said that the Indian community of Britain is feeling the disaster in India very deeply.
He further said, "All the relatives of Indians living here live there. Many people also want to go there. Many people could not see their relatives, while many people could not even attend the last rites of the dead. ''
Therefore, like collecting donations and buying oxygen equipment, the crowd in the temple of Vembali is praying for the people.
Bhavik Pandya, the priest of the temple, says, "It is my duty as a priest to pray for this universe and the world." This whole world is our family and it is our responsibility everywhere. ''
"Lack of oxygen means that people are very scared," he says. We are praying to God to please protect our motherland. ''
