There is still hope for city

There is still hope for city
Wednesday May 21 2008 09:30 IST

Jayadevan P K
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BANGALORE: A handful of Bangaloreans have once again proved that there is still room for humanity in the city.

Amidst the outcry, a few part-time social workers undertook the task of helping the hospital staff, handling the mortuary and pacifying the kin of victims of the hooch tragedy.

Irfan Khan, a part-time social worker, has been tirelessly working at the Bowring Hospital for the past three days. From procuring blood to arranging for phenyl to clean the mortuary, Irfan's contribution could be seen everywhere.

Irfan told this website's newspaper that if a man does not come to another's help in such dire situations, there is no hope.

B S Sabulal Qureshi, who received the Kempe Gowda Award in 2006, was also active at the scene. Sabulal, who is now over 65, has been helping people in cremating bodies.

Talking to this website's newspaper, he said that it all started in 1982 when he had to cremate an unknown body.

Though his sons who run a shop on Commercial Street do not approve, Sabulal proudly holds up the special police officer identity card issued by the police and says he will continue the good work.

Ex-corporators from adjoining wards and their group of party workers chipped in. In an elaborate gesture of kindness, Irfan Khan, Sabulal and a few others donated money to buy food for the impoverished family members of the victims.

A grateful relative who has been waiting at the hospital since Sunday says that such people should be blessed with all happiness.