On July 13, at 6:30PM, three bombs went off in Mumbai--including one within earshot of my house.
A sad but true component of the Mumbai experience is being in the city during a terrorist attack. Since the 1993, there have been 8 attacks in the city with the most gruesome one being the 26/11 attacks in South Bombay in '08.
- Our entire office was on lock-down as we tried to ascertain when it'd be safe to leave
- Rumors of 4 more bombs swirled
- Cell phones were jammed for hours
- Co-workers traded war stories of where they were during the last attacks (26/11)
Everyone seemed to know what to do--life forged ahead that night and the day after. The indomitable Spirit of Mumbai.
The sadder underbelly of this story as observed by the New Yorker--something many are too timid to say--The Mumbai Spirit is really Epic Apathy. Part of the "chalta hai" attitude of India.
Another attack, another score dead, the same empty verbalization from politicians. Life goes on. Is real change possible? I sure hope so, only wish I knew how.
