DISSOLVING THE BOUNDARIES TO ONENESS! ReBuilding Kerala! As Arundhati Roy rightly said, disasters such as this can bring out the best as well as the worst in people. The flash floods in Kerala have caused property damages worth 19500 crores. Over 445 people died and at least a million people were evacuated. But more than anything, the roaring waters have succeeded in destroying the walls that existed in our minds; those barriers that divided humanity! Kerala is still suffering from the aftermath of a deluge that struck her from North to South. The waters from 35 dams drowned our land; roads damaged and blocked for repair works; houses filled with floating wastes and wreckages; damaged power supplies; many places isolated with no electricity, communication and transportation facilities; trauma and mental breakdown of survivors; deaths and casualties… At least for a few days, Kerala was no less a battle ground; social media and news channels flooding with details of ...