Indiaâs large diaspora â long a boon to Indiaâs economy â is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left people to die outside overwhelmed hospitals.
Around the world, people of Indian descent are donating money, personally delivering desperately needed oxygen equipment and setting up telehealth consultations and information sessions in hopes of beating back the outbreak.
Two humanitarian groups in the U.S. led by people of Indian background raised more than $25 million in recent days to help the teetering health care system. Indian American doctors, hotel owners and other entrepreneurs, some responding to requests for help from Indian leaders, have pledged or donated millions more.
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India’s large diaspora long a boon to India’s economy is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its ancestral land combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has seen people dying outside overwhelmed hospitals.
Around the world, people of Indian descent are donating money, personally delivering desperately needed oxygen equipment and setting up telemedicine consultations and information sessions in hopes of beating back the outbreak.
Two humanitarian groups in the U.S. led by people of Indian heritage raised more than $25 million in recent days to help India’s teetering healthcare system. Indian American doctors, hotel owners and other entrepreneurs, some responding to requests for help from Indian leaders, have pledged or donated millions more.
Sikh Group Has Website Blocked in India, Uses WhatsApp to Donate Oxygen Amid COVID Spike
On 5/6/21 at 5:01 PM EDT
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ravage the health care system in India, the government has welcomed oxygen supplies from several countries including the U.S., Britain and Germany as well as money from people of Indian descent around the world.
However, it seems India has turned away help from Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a U.S.-based Sikh separatist group. According to the Associated Press, the group said the Indian government blocked its COVID-19 relief website, oxygenfund.org. The site aimed to connect Indians who can t afford the high prices of oxygen with Sikhs in the U.S., Canada and other countries willing to donate money.
Sunil Tolani: Award-Winning CEO on Humility in Hospitality
One of the most badly hit industries in the COVID-19 crisis is the tourism and hotel industry. As businesses in these sectors slowly come back from one of the most brutal blows to the economy in the history of humanity, one award-winning hotelier and entrepreneur, Sunil Tolani, leads the way for tourism companies everywhere.
Sunil Tolani, otherwise known as Sunny, is the CEO of the prized company Prince Organization. The real estate empire mostly has properties and investments in the hospitality sector, running some of the most prestigious award-winning hotels throughout the Americas. As a real estate expert and widely-celebrated hotelier, Sunny has proven his place as one of the hotel world s biggest names. And he has the awards to back him up.