Tsunami , december, 26, 2004

Next Tsunami, Prophecy for next Tsunami, Before November 15, 2008, 320 km/h speed, Kanyakumari will be affected for 17 km, Tuticorin Harbor will be no more, In Tamil Nadu more than 1 crore will be affected by this Tsunami, Chennai will be affected for 15 km, 60% of Nagapattinam will be washed away, For 65 km dead bodies will be lined up. Repent! Repent!! Repent!!!, come to our Lord Jesus Christ, He will save you. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. II Chronicles 7:14

Tirunagai SoundaraRaja Swami (Video: Courtesy Shri N.S.Raghavan)

For tsunami survivors along the coast of India, the path to recovery is slow and fraught with obstacles. In Nagapattinam, tens of thousands of people are now living in temporary relief centers, where UNICEF has provided water tanks and is helping the Indian Government conduct an extensive health survey amongst children. Credits: Producers:Thomas Nybo

In the aftermath of the South Asian Tsunami, the Adiyan community in South India were provided with homes by Y Care International partner, YMCA Nagapattinam. The YMCA is now helping the community to build a brighter future.

Ekta Parishad organised a footmarch on landrights in tamilnadu and pondicherry

We went to Nagapattinam, the Tsunami beach from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. That was really an experience worth sharing.

A ride from Nagapattinam to Panangady

What Song Shall I Sing Today? journeys through the process of building of lives after the tsunami. It highlights the plight of those in temporary shelters hoping to get permanent shelters; and of those in permanent settlements, awaiting the arrival of basic amenities.

The film documents the rare case of tsunami-affected village Kameshwaram, where the experiment with provision of ecosan toilets has been immensely successful due to one woman's initiative. Thanks to her efforts now Kameshwaram has more than 350 ecosan toilets.

The head of the Asia-Pacific branch of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Ashish Sen, says that Feba's FIRST Response training taking place in Bangalore, India this week is "the first step in the journey towards introducing mobile broadcasting in India for disaster management". He was speaking to participants of the workshop which will culminate in a field trial in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Ashish, who is also head of the Community Radio lobby group, VOICES, believes that community radio will be a powerful force for the development of communities in India and that they are on the threshold of the first station being granted a broadcast licence in the next few months.

Thiru. Ramadoss, PMK founder meets the reporters at Karaikal on his way to Nagapattinam

The Lasallian Foundation supports Balwadi, or Pre-school programs, for poor children in Tamil Nadu, including the tsunami affected area of Nagapattinam. These children come from poor families where both parents work, and have no one to care for them during the day. At the Balwadi they are given free uniforms and meals, and start their education.

The head of the Asia-Pacific branch of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Ashish Sen, says that Feba's FIRST Response training taking place in Bangalore, India, this week is "the first step in the journey towards introducing mobile broadcasting in India for disaster management". He was speaking to participants of the workshop which will culminate in a field trial in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Ashish, who is also head of the Community Radio lobby group, VOICES, believes that community radio will be a powerful force for the development of communities in India and that they are on the threshold of the first station being granted a broadcast licence in the next few months.

What a scenic beach of Nagapattiman (TN) !!!! After scary, spellbouding ferry in deep sea .....its Prashant, Shrikant, Dilip, Raj and Parjee rocking on a catamaran.... Video by Nitish