India in COVID-19

There is currently a crisis in India where there have been over 300,000 reported cases of COVID every day for the past week. There are so many deaths that the crematorium cannot handle the number of bodies needed to be cremated. There is utter and complete wreckage in this country. Seeing this devastation makes me think about how lucky I, an Indian, am to live in a first-world country.

Seeing this mind-numbing news saddens me everyday. However, the number of fundraising pages I have seen flowing through everyone’s Instagram pages is astounding. I have never seen people acknowledge India or the crises going on there. In the shock and sadness I experienced seeing this news, it was refreshing to see efforts being made on most everyone’s Instagram page with so many people united to help out another country who is going through such a difficult time.

Despite all of the recent Anti-Asian crimes we have seen in the United States, there are so many of us that have united to contribute and do everything we can to help save thousands of lives in an Asian country. While the situation in India is horrific, I see and appreciate the efforts being made all across the world.