1.0Drishtikonehttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikoneDesh Kapoorhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/author/drishtikone/Financial meltdown takes away a familyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Z3f254irVZ"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2008/10/financial-meltdown-takes-away-family/">Financial meltdown takes away a family</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/drishtikone/2008/10/financial-meltdown-takes-away-family/embed/#?secret=Z3f254irVZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Financial meltdown takes away a family” — Drishtikone" data-secret="Z3f254irVZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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That the current financial meltdown and mess around the world is pretty bad, but it takes anecdotal examples to really bring home the sorrow and the pain at the individual and family level. In a rather sad turn of events, an Indian-American MBA, Karthik Rajaram, who once made more than $1.2 million in a London based venture fund died in his house in a gated LA community. But he did not die alone. He also killed: - his wife (Subasri) - three sons - PS: Krishna was a Fullbright scholar who was visiting home when his father shot him. And even the two younger ones were extremely bright kids! - mother-in-law before he shot himself. He had purchased the gun from a local store on September 16. The reason? The stock market fall recently completely wiped out his savings. All his investments had come to almost nothing! He left three documents: - One letter addressed to Police where he blamed his actions on economic hardships - Second address to his family and friends labeled Personal and COnfidential - third contained his last will and testament.