Archive for July, 2006
Goodbye
July 24, 2006Never forget: November 1984, A
July 17, 2006November 1984, A
Odd tone
July 17, 2006Just days after the train blasts in Bombay, Altaf (name changed) turned 50. I am talking to him that day, so when he mentions this, I say, without really thinking, “Happy birthday!” Only to realize that he has not stopped talking, and is saying: “I’m not celebrating my birthday this year. Very close friend of [...]
Never forget
July 14, 2006Never forget. Let’s always remember.
Suggestions/corrections/additions welcome. Data for other dates and events — blasts, riots, etc — also welcome. This is just a first cut.
Two hands of the question
July 14, 2006Let’s try this, shall we? Exactly what is the distinction between riots and terror attacks?
Let’s make it specific. Three examples each. Exactly what is the distinction between:
on the one hand, the massacres in Delhi in 1984, the massacres in Bombay in 1992-93, the massacres in Gujarat in 2002
on the other hand, the bomb blasts in [...]
It’s not us
July 14, 2006The morning after the blasts on trains, DNA had a small front-page item titled “Reign of terror.” Thinking this must list previous terror-stricken times in Bombay, I scanned it. Sure enough, it was indeed such a list, and here it is:
March 12, 1993: Series of blasts rip through 13 places in the city, killing 257 [...]
Prayer for peace
July 13, 2006Citizens for Peace is holding a multi-faith public meeting ‘A Prayer for Peace’ to mourn the loss of so many lives in the train blasts, and to re-affirm our commitment to peace and harmony. Leaders of all major religions will participate. Please come.
When: Friday 14th July, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Where: K C College, Churchgate, Mumbai.
The waiting
July 13, 2006They say we’re “back to normal” in this city. And sure, I can hear the interminable drilling from next door, I can see the waves rolling in, I can smell the building’s accumulated trash as the woman who takes it away comes to my front door. The buses are running, the little corner shop is [...]
Rain, blood and sirens
July 12, 2006Salon.com carries this article that I wrote about my peregrinations after the blasts. It puts together and streamlines some of what’s already on this page. Comments welcome.
In touch, morning after
July 12, 2006Morning after … it’s calm here in the land of the bomb blasts on trains. Grey skies, no rain, gentle breeze from the sea, swaying palms, people out for a jog. And as on the morning after every crisis whatever it is over the last few years, our newspaper, milk and bread is delivered bang [...]
