Dear Editor,
Tears swell up in our eyes as we see the heart-breaking pictures of Nepal in ruins post the devastating
earthquake killing thousands and leaving as many homeless. Kin of the missing people are praying that their loved ones may be still alive buried under the debris. Though disaster is a phenomenon experienced by humans since time immemorial, it poses a big challenge to the mankind. An earthquake can occur any time without any warning. It will be a Herculean task to resurrect the economy of Nepal. But people of Nepal will once again rise like phoenix and stand tall like mighty Himalayas as they know that the quake can only crumble the houses and crack the walls, but can never crush their spirit.
P. B Gurung
Jammu