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After reports came in yesterday that Minal was among the missing, it was confirmed by media outlets, Facebook members and various individuals who emailed me reporting the sad news about Minal.
Minal's scrapbook has received well over 20,000 scraps in the past few days, and here are some of the best comments from well wishers expressing regret and sorrow to Minal, as well as to her family.
Patrick:
Goodbye MINAL PANCHAL
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
GOD BLESS ALL
Sraven:
Like a bird
Singing in the rain,
Let grateful memories
Survive in time of sorrow.
My deepest condolences to ur family
Kaarthik:
You Be With God...
U and I may not be knowing each other...
But my heart pains when I heard of my Indian Sister lost her life in the US...
My heart pained a lot when I heard that a good talent was killed for no valid reason...
I assume, it might be that God needed a skilled Architect to build a new Heaven...
And you are the one chosen by him... All the best of luck for your new venture!!!
There were also a few text art images, ranging from roses to candles, all made in honor to Minal.
There have also been several forums established in her memory. In the Minal Panchal: God bless her forum Savio writes:
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
And may perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithfully departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
My prayers are with you gurl, May ur soul rest in peace!!!
Other forums have been created, such as Minal Panchal -a brave girl where users are also expressing their condolences for her family.
Last but not least, here are some of her last scraps on Orkut (Hat Tip: an anonymous user and Anjali for compiling these on the original Minal Panchal forum.
Shilpi Gupta's scrapbook:
Minal: madam photo change itne jaldi!!! achche lag rahe ho!!! kisne khichi yeh pic..... i wonder
Payal Aggarwal's scrapbook:
Minal: pahoch gaye ghar.... ?
(earlier scrap)
Minal: amazing pic payal, wat place is it???? mere bina akele kahan gaye the???? kiske saath???!!!!
AMBITION's scrapbook:
Minal: hi anjummmmmmmm!!! how r u????? kya kar rahe ho aaj kal? wher r u working?? i m fine, first years coming to an end.... cant believe it! its nice getting bak to studies and now cant wait to get bak to work :) !!!!! it was very nice to hear from u... do keep in touch!
Rajiv's scrapbook:
Minal: thanx rajiv for listening (or telling your guest), very unlikely of u...... :)
i really appreciate ! waise hamare ceiling par thode cracks ho rahe hai.....
Bharati Karmarkar's scrapbook:
Minal: stalking????
(earlier scrap)
Minal: hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... wat?
Akshay Shah's scrapbook:
Minal: how r u akshay? lifes good at my end!!! first sem abt to be finished!!! unbelievable!!! howz work at your end???
(the next ones were from last year, December)
Minal: gr8!!!! congratulations yaar!!! so, how do u feel???? wow, its gona be quite a while for me to be thru wid my masters!!! wil be in NJ to visit my sister during the break.
(earlier)
Minal: hi akshay, how r u?? my sem was good.... got really hectic in the end with all the submissions!!! right now just relaxing and enjoying the break! wat abt u? how was yr sem?
Vishu's scrapbook:
Minal: hi, how r u?? lifes good... bas the same job search, course work :((
congrats for your new car!! and howz work????
Richa Walia's scrapbook:
Minal: hi richa! bahot unrichable hogaye ho!!!!??? (btw shruti gets 50% credit for this pj)!
saaw your pics today!!! they r really good. loooking very pretty! aur batao kya chal raha hai?
Here is a request to the general Orkut community. If anyone can recall Minal sending them a scrapbook or her posting in a forum, would you mind posting the links to those in the original Minal Panchal forum for her family and friends to view?
And if anyone is a close friend of Minal's family, would you mind forwarding these last posts by Minal to her mother and family, as I am sure they would appreciate this very much.
On behalf of everyone who has heard about this tragedy, my prayers go to the family of Minal, as well as to the families of those who have lost loved ones. God bless. :-(
4 opinions:
dude, i think she is not claimed DEAD till now, your blog is real good....
lets pray that she comes back....
Hello Guys,
let me join You All in praying for Minal. hope she's still alive, and comes back soon.
I have seen and did wonderful things with orkut. I met old friends, made many new ones. But, I never could imagine that something like orkut could get people to share their feelings. This would definitely change many people's minds.
I understand youth can get transformed into social evil, because of a disturbed childhoods. but, how can we help each other? how can we stop these kind of shootings in the future.
what orkut could do, and the way people reacted to this incident and for the disappearance of Minal is simply unbelievable.
I hope no other person would do this to anyone again. Please try to help a person who feels lonely. To be frank to u guys, am such a person. i have seen bad times, most of my life. I spend most of my time alone. am trying to make new friends and have a happy life. orkut helped me to do so, Thank You Orkut.
My ambition is to help atleast one other kid like me, to have a better life.
HOPE I'D GET THE STRENGTH AND ABILITY TO HELP EVERYONE.
but her page is been deleted by orkut.....
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