I was told by a nephew that I should have a photograph of a renovated Taj Mahal hotel as the masthead..a sort of 'risen from the ashes Phoenix'..to symbolise the spirit and tenacity of Bombay.
I share his sentiments but choose to retain this photograph.
We all know that Bombay has this amazing capacity to deal with calamities..natural or man-made. Floods..riots..epidemics..bomb blasts..have all been taken in it's stride.
Life does tend to go on....
The attack on Bombay on 26/11 stirred the consciousness of Bombay as no other event!
For the 1st time this was not a faceless attack on Bombay..but an attack carried out by flesh and blood characters.
There was a Face..an identifiable Face..a recognizable Face..that had treated us so mercilessly! Had killed and injured so ruthlessly!!
Bombay had been raped by gun toting Terrorists!!
This was a moment to come together in solidarity..and the people did.
This was a moment for politicians to leave their petty politics behind..they didn't!!
This is why I choose to retain this image of a wounded Taj Mahal hotel..as a reminder that not much has changed!!
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