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Bombay Addict updates his list of terrorist incidents ( and victims) in Mumbai.

Bombay attacked

Sepoy, at Chapati Mystery, questions the experts in the Western press: Then there was someone named Reena Ninan waxing eloquently about “our 9/11? on FOX News. Which, to the anchor, meant only that India must now act like US did (given the usual suspects, so far): 1. Bomb Pakistan 2. Bomb Dubai 3. Bomb Somalia 4. Bomb England Here is Dalrymple read more..

Who says enough? And to whom?

Badri Raina, in a must-read post: My thoughts are here occasioned by a programme that one premier English-language electronic channel has been running since last night. It is captioned “enough is enough.” As I have listened to the outrage pouring out from a diverse assortment of some celebrity Mumbai citizens whose haunts habitually remain restricted to the affluent read more..

This is her story

Serendipity had a long excruciating wait for her father. [Link via Dilip] Knowing my dad and knowing his military background, i knew he wouldn’t be sitting in the background of things. I was fearing for the worst. Thoughts like him throwing himself into the fray (which he did) were flashing before me every few seconds and read more..

Here’s a solution, okay?

Since everyone is baying for some blood and demanding solutions, Paromita has one: So anyway, here’s something I think the Tatas could do, just symbolically so that maybe the cliche of indiscriminate openness that people bandy about without a thought can be a little more true. Because after all, why should only the cabbies, the dabbawalas, read more..

Citizen journalism

Even as I continue to track instances of citizen journalism in the Mumbai terror attack on this post, I’m trying to make sense of what happened in a work-in-progress case study and a Flickr set of screenshot on the role of social media in the Mumbai terror attack. Gaurav Mishra checks real time citizen journalism during read more..

Will Mumbai be the same again?

Abodh takes a walk around South Mumbai on the 29th: As I left the Regal Circle behind and walked towards the Marine Drive via Mantralaya, I saw the flag at half mast, the police were at red alert positions at the gate of the Mantralaya. I passed Gandhiji’s statue and a guy dressed in ragged clothes read more..

For which God?

Kiran would like to know: why have innocents died? The Taj Mahal heritage wing was on fire. That was when I broke down. Tears streaming down my face. I had flashbacks of all the times I had been to the heritage wing for press conferences, to interview visiting celebrities, to shop, to enjoy a coffee and read more..

‘Some of us did not die’

A lot of bloggers are angry with politicians- Harini wants the entire geriatric class in politics to take up vanaprastha: As i watch the news and the announcement of Shivraj Patil’s resignation - i am left numb. Why was he allowed to continue when he was so bloody inept? I am left even colder by the read more..

Will You Be Traveling to India Now?

Many people round the world seem to asking this question after the Mumbai Attacks and I am surprised to read so many yes! Kent at Gonomad says- Last night while out for dinner a friend who read yesterdays blog about traveling to different and so called dangerous places had a question. It was prompted by the read more..

More Reactions

Rohit Chopra analyses the likely reactions from the Left: Arguments on the Right will paint all Muslims as terrorists, Islam as a violent faith, Indian Muslims as invaders and so on. Here is a classic example of such a perspective. In contrast, the standard argument on the Left is that economic disaffectation, global capitalism, US foreign policy, read more..

Reactions!

Annie Paul has an interesting e-conversation. N. ..It is high time India stops sending missions to the moon and starts focusing on national security.4 hours ago Annie writes a thoughtful post. I too sent ‘are you okay’ messages. Scrolling down my phone list and scanning names, I was reminded of the time I had sent out similar messages, read more..

Respect the victims

Vamsee Juluri asks the Western Press to be fair and professional: Why is this a terrorist attack “in” India, as everyone is saying, and not “on” India? Why then, was 9/11 an attack “on” America and not “in” America? This little difference has a huge consequence for how we understand and deal with terrorism today. The world press read more..

With respect and gratitude

Here’s an appeal that was forwarded to us: For the protectors of Mumbai / Bombay With respect and gratitude. Our brave police, armed forces and firefighters have been putting their lives at risk to bring our city back to normal. Many have died. We often criticise them vociferously; we probably will do so again. And we should. Later. But now read more..

Mumbai in pictures

code clicks n caffeine has posted a compilation of around 40 pictures on the happenings in mumbai. If you still have the appetite for such pictures… [Thanks, gfx].