Answer following questions in about 100 words.
Q1) What are the
immediate needs of the victims of a natural calamity? How did Prashant fulfill
them?
Ans1) The super cyclone hit the coast of the Orissa and the
whole region was devastated. Villages were almost razed. At that time immediate
needs of people were housing, food, shelter and emotional support. Prashant fulfilled
them with utter courage and sensitivity. He understood the need of the hour and
came forward to lead. He organized a group of youth and put pressure on
merchant to give rice for victims. He mobilized the women to work for food for
work programs. He tries to resettle the orphans and widows. He organized cricket
matches for children. Thus at the young age of nineteen he showed all qualities
of head and heart.
Q2) How did Prashant
contribute to improve the condition of the shelter?
Ans2) The shelter was in very pathetic condition. There was
a fear of spreading epidemic. Moreover people were depressed, hungry and
wounded. Prashant tackled all these problems wisely. First of all he owned the
responsibility of a leader. He organized a group of youths and elders that
compelled merchant to part some rice. They collected wood, cooked rice and fed
the people. Then he arranged a team of youth to clean all the surrounding of
the shelter. They looked after the wounded. He persuaded women to look after
the orphans. To bring people out of their grief he organized games and matches
for the young. For the same reason he convinced women to work for food. He
became the burning example of courage and compassion.
