When it comes to running water, electricity and housing for all, the village of Majiwali -- which lies on the outskirts of Vasai with a population of 3,000 -- has it all. But what it severely lacks is a resting place for its dead, as reported by this paper last week.

Last month, this lack of a crematorium forced villagers who have been fighting apathy, to perform the last rites of a 77-year-old resident on the side of a road. After reading the report, plenty of letters poured in from readers who were appalled at the apathy faced by the villagers, who reside not very far from Mumbai.