Nothing Compares 2 U

Though we are all still collectively grieving for the loss of life and liberty during last weeks terror attacks in Mumbai, relatively few of us know what it feels like to get that fateful call that a loved one was amongst the dead.

My good friend Amita Jivrajka Ramesh, sadly, experienced that sinking feeling last week. Amita's cousin Rita and Rita's husband Sanjay were killed by terrorists at the Oberoi Hotel. In trying to make sense of her loss and honor her cousins lives, Amita wrote a touching piece for CNN's iReport describing the feeling of frantically waiting days to hear whether your loved ones are dead or alive, and dealing with the tragic news.

Amita, thanks for sharing this moving tribute with us. We will keep Rita and Sanjay in our prayers, and remember that politics and finger-pointing will never be as important as remembering the loved ones we lost.

READ: Amita Jivrajka Ramesh's tribute to "Gudu"