A literature search was carried out to study the impact of disaster on people of various cultures and their resiliency to stress after such events. Most studies have been conducted in the US, Europe and South-East Asia. No scientific papers have been written nor any protocol developed to study the South Asian population where modern psychiatry is non-existent. It is important to study this population, as it is one of the oldest civilizations (5000 years old), as well as its detachment from the modern world by virtue of its geographical inaccessibility and defiance to accept modern medicine. It is important to understand how individuals in this population cope with disaster, since they exist as nuclear extended families with strong religious and spiritual belief systems. We visited this earthquake stricken region and conducted live interviews (videos) with victims, relief agents, and religious leaders to understand victims? experiences of trauma as well as their resiliency to extremely harsh conditions. Specifically, we intended to assess the extent of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorders present and to what degree as well as resiliency in the population we were able to interview.