yes, we should help the professor's family..it is just like one of India's son went away and settled somewhere else-does not mean that he is no more the son of the soil. we should also help all those Indians who are out of the country in need of time, like how we helped our countrymen when the Iraq war started. However, here are some observation/suggestion I wanted to make: 1. All Indians who have gone abroad to make a forture should also help India monetarily to prosper - there needs to be an Embassy like office where they get register themselves and remit say 3% of the income per annum to Indian Government which will be kept in reserve for need of time. 2. All Indians who are working abroad leaving their family behind should remit 5% of their annual income to the Indian Government to be kept in reserve for help in need of time. 3. Help to those families and NRI's only would be provided by Indian government when such crises happen outside India..