There are several families whose breadwinners are still missing and some have mourned over their near and dear ones, but a section of the society has come forwrd to help the people rearrange their dreams and hopes.

Leading the list is Amaya Chaliha, the octogenarian widow of former state chief minister Bimala Prasad Chaliha, who with the help of a local t v channel, Focus Television, has been lending her helping hand to the blast victims.

Bhagyalaxmi, a student of class ten, who lost her father in the blast, was presented a cheque for Rs 12000 with the tv channel promising to pay her education expenses till her graduation.

"I am really grateful to the t v channel as well as all the well-wishers who have shared my grief. If not for this help, I could not have completed my education," said the grateful Bhagyalaxmi.

The tale of woe is the same for Kamala Choudhury who lost her husband, Rajesh Choudhury, an auto rickshaw driver, in the blast that rocked the Ganeshguri area on that fateful day.

Having three school-going children, Kamala would have found life difficult if the local ward councillor would not have come to her rescue.

The councillor, Chikimiki Talukdar, volunteered to bear the education expenses of the victim's son till graduation and also provide monetary help to the family.

Guwahati MP Kirip Chaliha also leads the list of persons engage in providing succour to the victims. Chaliha, representing Guwahati in the Lok Sabha, admits he was inspired by two citizens who were good enough to provide help from their own side to the victims.

"I was inspired by Amarjyoti and Bithika Deka who from their own volunteered to bear the education expenses of the daughter of one of the blast victims hailing from the Boko area", the MP says.

"They inspired and motivated me to pursue the cases of victims with the authority and various organisations who have come out in a big way to help these people in distress", Chaliha said.

The MP is also busy in rehabilitation of the families of police personnel killed while on duty. Revealing his experiences in dealing with the blast victims, Cahliha says, ''The message is clear---people are determined not to surrender to the terrorists and fight back while the good citizens will always remain by the side of the victims".