Comments on: Mumbai Burning

By: Amrita

Amrita — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:27:48 +0000

I actually do have memories of all those places as does my ENTIRE family I realized. It really is India’s one cosmopolitan city and to see it this way….

Aroon – I’m glad you’re ok. I had no idea you were anywhere near the place. I figured you must have already gotten home by then.

Memsaab – my condolences to your friend’s family.

Vikram – you know, you’re absolutely right. And it makes me feel ashamed that we’ve accepted this in other parts of India but are shocked when it happens to *US*.

M – I’m gonna join you on that ramble actually.

By: M

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:23:43 +0000

Like most people, I have been glued to the TV and the computer the last few days, I am feeling sad and very scared right now, at the state of the world my cchildren will inherit…we have some family in Mumbai, who frequent these places, luckily they were home when this happened, some colleagues of theirs weren’t so lucky….I can’t say I feel anything about the city itself, to me, Bombay is still the “nuisance stop” I have to make before I get to B’lore, since there are fewer flights to B’lore from the US – I have no memories of the place, and can mostly see only its inconveniences, on my 2-3 day visits…but this time, the attacks somehow seem more scary and close-to-home. Trying to figure out why I feel this way, and no closer to why – am still reading all I can about it, hope something is done this time…

Sorry, for the (pointless) ramble.

By: Aroon R

Aroon R — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:04:35 +0000

heyy.. this time the events have really shaken everyone.. till date it was only some bombs at some places like trains or so.. but for a lot of people i mean the upper middle class n above i dont think they ever thought that this kinda thing would get to them also.. i mean most em dont travel in trains or so and when 7-11 happened we were upset and sad but i think this time its really hit us big time..

i used to be at leopolds so often, during xaviers days i used to live wid a friend in colaba and leo’s, badey miyan were our addas.. Also another scary part was that this time terrorist came out in public and showed their faces which was the scariest part.. That night when it happened i was at work and a friend of mine who works with TOI called me and told that she could hear gun shots.. i thought it was some local gangwar – aka Satya.. when i went to my creative floor all of em were hooked to the tv and then it hit me it were the terrorists,., i was gonna leave in a while but just sat watching the tv .. i had called for a rickshaw but then i didnt go and half hour later the route which i take a taxi blasted .. it was right on the highway.. it was really scary..
I hope we do something about this, as all the other times we havent done shit…

By: Vikram

Vikram — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:15:59 +0000

Amrita, this attack was brazen and shocking. But if you think about it, these fidayeen attacks have actually been common in India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir. Actually there was a hostage situation in Jammu a couple of months ago. Throughout the 90s these kind of attacks were rife in the Kashmir valley.

Terror in some form is an everyday reality for many, many Indians.

By: memsaab

memsaab — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:37:25 +0000

It’s really made me so sad. It does feel different; I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been to all those places, but it reminds me a lot of 9/11 which was my home territory, where I’d walked and worked…it feels so evil and so personal somehow. All boundaries seem erased, I can’t explain why. I’ve just heard that a friend’s uncle was killed at the Oberoi, was having dinner there and was just shot point-blank.

I hope it’s all over soon, and the people of Mumbai can start healing, and helping each other cope.

God bless the commandos and police for the job they’ve been doing. It’s amazing and heroic for sure.