Happy Diwali

On the auspicious day of “DIWALI“

Festival of Lights and Joy

I wish you a

A very Happy and Prosperous New Year

As a Token of my love & affection, a Small Gift for you.

 

Mumbai “Back to normal” after terror tuesday

Ashoke Pandit wrote a very thought provoking article, that I mostly agree with. In his article, he distinguishes the faint line between being resiliant and spirited.

Through the years when I was in Mumbai, I have always taken pride in the spirit of Mumbai. After the 1993 bombings, a local store near where I lived distributed free food and bottled water to victims. People went to stock exchange again the next day, as if nothing had happened. I took pride in it, but always felt that something needs to happen – a change – a rather strong and brave stand against terrorism. It is good to be back to routine and winning the mental war against terrorist – giving them a message, that nothing can stop us. But at the same time, such acts of inhumane terrorism must not be forgotten, and certainly not forgiven. Inquiry commisions, blaming LeT and other militant outfits accross the border, and making strong stump speeches have become a norm for our politicians, and something needs to happen to change this mentality.

Do you agree with this? Post your comments.

Mihir

 

Terror on tracks – should security be beefed up?

This is my first blog entry on wordpress.

Today, Mumbai, my birth city, and a city of dreams to many in India, experienced terror attacks. Hundred’s of people died, and several more injured. The inhumane acts by the terrorists obviously shocked everyone, but not enough to deter the couragious Mumbaikars, who came out in large numbers to help the victims.

Mumbai has a long history of terror attacks – The serial blasts in 1993 at the Bombay Stock Exchange and other financial centers, the bus-blasts several years later, car bombs, riots, you name it – Mumbaikars have survived them all! However, these acts create havoc, disrupt daily lives, and a lot of people loose their near and dear ones. With a history of terror, are such incidents completely unpreventable? Could anything be done to prevent them?

As I was thinking, I remember how airport security, over the years have increased tremendously. Should there be security while boarding trains as well? The number of people who travel by local trains daily number in millions, if not more. Would additional security be counter productive, and be a waste of time and efforts? Would it help if simple security like metal detectors and sniffer dogs were deployed? How about security cameras?

Please post your comments? Has your country or city experienced terror attacks? Have your or a family member fallen victim to an attack? Do you think security can be beefed up at railways? Post your comments. Long live Mumbai – the city of my dream!