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                                                                                                                                                                                Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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                                                                          People need to act                            People are voicing their opinions                              I see people                   The memory of the 26/11 attack
                                                                          and not just make                             and definitely want change. If this                            being more alert,              still shocks me. So many lives
                                                                          frivolous                                     government does not live up to                                 but the fear                   were wasted for the whims of
                                                                          statements. In a                              the expectations, the people will                              psychosis is also              few fanatics. I pray everyday to
                                                                          democratic country,                                           make their                                     strong. No one                                  God to give
                                                                          the common man's                                              displeasure                                    can forget that                                 peace to all
                                                                          voice must be                                                 known. We can                                  day. We now                                     those who lost
                                                                          heard by the government, but                                  make a difference.               know being united and raising a                               their loved ones.
                                                                          isn’t Kasab still just sitting in jail?                          —Suniel Shetty,               voice can make a difference.                                      —Sukhwinder
                                                                                         —Amrita Rao, actress                                                  actor       —Madhur Bhandarkar, filmmaker                                     Singh, singer



                                        AS MUMBAI GETS READY TO ‘CELEBRATE’ THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 26/11 TERROR ATTACK, THE CITIZENS’
      VERBATIM                                    MOVEMENT THAT HAD SWEPT ACROSS THE CITY IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ANY MORE



                                      Where has all the anger gone?
                                      26/11 seems to                                                                                                                                                            ‘Patil’s return
The attacks were on a section
of society which was earlier
                                      have become a                                                                                                                                                             is a slap in the
removed from the direct
impact of such a heinous
crime. It has awakened and
                                      high-pitched                                                                                                                                                              face for the city’
sensitised all of us to the
efforts required to have a
secure environment. I am
                                      PR exercise
                                      Poornima Swaminathan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Shobhaa De

                                                                                                                                                                                                                I can say this emphati-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                cally that ‘yes’ Mumbai
happy to cooperate with                                                                                                                                                                                         does care. We cannot
security protocols, no matter         No one can feel the pulse of the public better                                                                                                                            afford to not care — the
how time consuming.                   than a neta. Any political pundit will vouch for                                                                                                                          future of our city is at
                                      it. The citizens’ revulsion in the aftermath of                                                                                                                           stake. Our safety is at
             —Dia Mirza, actress      26/11 terror attack towards the powers-that-be                                                                                                                            stake. It is not about
                                      — the political class in particular — seemed to                                                                                                                           candlelight marches
I am sure the fear is                 have reached such a crescendo that you could
                                      have bet your shirt that a revolution of sorts was
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and holding hands —
                                                                                                                                                                                                                and let’s not mock
still there, but I                    in the offing. But then, you would have lost that
                                      shirt. For, public memory is short, and the politi-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                those who sought com-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                fort in doing that. But
don't think we                        cians know when it is best to lie low. The peo-                                                                                                                           studies of cities which
                                      ple need no nudging to forget and forgive, and                                                                                                                            have been attacked
have learnt                           the forgiven netas are back with a swagger.                                                                                                                               have shown that the We’ve been
                                                                                                                                                                                                                momentum lasts for 27 distracted by
any lesson.                               On November 30 last year, tens of thousands
                                      had marched to the Gateway to take part in a                                                                                                                              days, no more. Once
I don't know                          candlelight vigil. Some of the posters they car-                                                                                                                          the adrenaline levels non-issues,
                                      ried read: ‘Missing! Aapan Yanna Pahilat Ka?                                                                                                                              come down, people go such as a
if our mem-                           (Have you seen this person?)’. Beside the text                                                                                                                            back to familiar pat-
                                      was a photo of Raj Thackeray There were oth-
                                                                      .                                                                                                                                         terns of living. But statue in the
ories are still as                    ers that read, “We would prefer a dog to visit                                                                                                                            that does not mean
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           sea, or MLAs
                                      our house rather than a politician”.                                                                                                                                      they have stopped car-
disturbing.                               But that was then, and                                                                                                                                                ing. The healing who refuse to
      —Queenie Dhody, socialite       this is now. It is Novem-                                                                                                                                                 process has just about
                                      ber again, and the anger                                                                                                                                                  begun                for take the oath
                                      subsided long ago. It is                                                                                                                                                  Mumbai.The anger is in Marathi
                                      time to “celebrate” the                                                                                                                                                   very much there, just
           Now people                 first anniversary of the                                                                                                                                                  under the surface.
           are more                   terror attack. Just like we
                                      celebrate Republic Day or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Mumbaikars need to be more proactive, but sur-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                vival in this city is pretty tough. Let nobody
           sensitive.                 Independence Day    .                                                                                                                                                     take the Mumbaikars legitimate anger for
                                          Of course, security is                                                                                                                                                granted, though. For if it spills over, there will
           They are                   still the buzzword. The                                                                                                                                                   be hell to pay .
                                      PR industry has gone                                                                                                                                                         The government has slapped us in the face
           more alert                 into overdrive to make                                                                                                                                                    by bringing RR Patil back. But beyond that lies
and ready to act. We                  the most of it, sending
                                      out SMS invitations to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                the horrible truth that we, the people of this
                                                                                                                                                                                                                city have not been taken into confidence. We
want to make Mumbai                   seminars on security and
                                      emails on tie-ups (invari-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                remain in the dark as to what exactly happened
                                                                                                                                                                                                                during 26/11. And we remain in the dark as to
a better city.                        ably with Israeli agen-                                                                                                                                                   what exactly has been done to better secure our
                                      cies). Security companies Security                                                                                                                                        city. It is time to demand answers to specific
        —Josy Paul, chairman and      have jumped into the fray  ,                                                                                                                                              questions. What we are witnessing is a neat pass-
   national creative director, BBDO   announcing new ven- companies                                                                                                                                             ing the buck strategy Mumbaikars remain sit-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       .
                                      tures and launching new                                                                                                                                                   ting ducks. Mumbai is still a soft target. So....
                                      products. Private securi-
                                                                     are going                                                                                                     In the aftermath of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                what has changed one year down the line??
                                                                                                                                                                               26/11, the public wrath
                                      ty companies are going door-to-                                                                                                                                              Several citizen groups were formed right af-
It may seem that                      door-to-door, telling hous-
                                                                                                                                                                                       was manifested
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ter the terror attacks. Some of them are still vo-
                                      ing societies how to make door, telling
                                                                                                                                                                                through thousands of
everybody has                                                                                                                                                                           letters to DNA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                cal and active. I refuse to accept we have col-
                                      security foolproof.            societies                                                                                                       Mumbaikars also
                                                                                                                                                                                                                lectively given up — there’s far too much at
moved on, but                             Almost everything,                                                                                                                                                    stake. Unfortunately, instead of keeping up a
                                      from movies to hospitals how to
                                                                                                                                                                                       gathered at the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                relentless campaign demanding accountabili-
people will                           to rallies, come with the make
                                                                                                                                                                                  Gateway of India to
                                                                                                                                                                                        participate in a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ty and answers from those netas who failed us
                                      “terror      anniversary”                                                                                                                                                 during 26/11, we have been distracted by non-
always                                flavour. For example, the security
                                                                                                                                                                                       candlelight vigil
                                                                                                                                                                                                                issues, such as a statue in the sea, or slapping
remember                              cast and crew of Begum
                                      Sahiba, a controversial foolproof                                                                                                                   VIPIN PAWAR. DNA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                MLAs who refuse to take the oath in Marathi.

the                                   play on homosexuals, paid

wounds that were
given to them.
                                      homage to the martyrs and heroes of the terror
                                      attack. The mandatory lighting of lamps and the
                                      two-minute silence made the package perfect.
                                      The Indian Coast Guard joined the bandwagon,
                                                                                             Online communities: Blaze, sputter & out cold
                                      organising a bike rally to strike camaraderie          Namita Handa                     to keep the cause alive. Rise                                                                       Iyer says frequent events are
    —Pradeep Sarkar, filmmaker        with fisherfolk living along the state’s coast. Can-                                    Up Mumbai, Rise Up India is                           EFFECTIVE NETWORKING                          needed to attract members.
                                      cer patients took part in a walk held on the week-     When terrorists struck the       one such Facebook group.                                                                            “You need interesting and in-
                                                                                                                                                                                  Just 25% of the groups are active on
           As long as                 end in memory of the heroes of 26/11.
                                          Topsgrup, a leading security company which
                                                                                             city on November 26, 2008,
                                                                                             they shook a nation out of its
                                                                                                                              Started by Kaizad Bhamgara,
                                                                                                                              it has 8,000 members. “The
                                                                                                                                                                                  Facebook. Some of these are:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  novative methods to keep
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  people hooked to your blog or
           the system                 joined hands with Securegate, an Israeli com-          somnolence. The siege ended      idea was to make a group that                       Rise up Mumbai! Rise up India!                  community,” explains Iyer.
                                      pany said the lack of security was exposed dur-
                                            ,                                                an agonising three days lat-     would get things organised in                       Mumbai Terror Attack: I Condemn It              Post-26/11, he initiated the
           is not                     ing the terror attack, and the authorities have        er, and Mumbai needed an         a better way Bhamgara says.
                                                                                                                                           ,”                                     India Ahead: Post-Mumbai Terror Attacks         Hugs For Peace campaign in
                                      started taking remedial measures since. “We            outlet — for its anguish, for       The group organised a can-                                                                       which 50 participants went
           flushed of                 want to channelise our resources through the           its need to fix blame and ac-    dle march in which thou-                                                                            around the city hugging
                                      government,” said Ramesh Iyer, managing di-            countability — and found it in   sands walked from Church-         95,873 members and hosts reg-    slowly fades away and so does    strangers. “Any online activ-
           criminals                  rector, Topsgrup India. The services they are          on the internet.                 gate to the Gateway They also
                                                                                                                                                  .             ular discussions. “I will con-   the community he says.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ,”                ity needs to have some rele-
and self-centred                      offering include security solutions consultan-
                                      cy and advice, security audits (risk assess-
                                                                                                Communities and groups
                                                                                             sprang up on social network-
                                                                                                                              tied up with city colleges and
                                                                                                                              conducted first aid and self-
                                                                                                                                                                vert the group into an NGO,”
                                                                                                                                                                Kanodia says.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tweeter Netra Parikh up-
                                                                                                                                                                                                 dated information second-by-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  vance to the present scenario
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  as well as a high level of peo-
politicians, we cannot                ment), and security training to various entities       ing websites, all with the       defence workshops.                   Bangalore student Apurv       second during 26/11 and          ple participation,” Iyer states.
                                      of the government.                                     same agenda — to fight ter-         Another Facebook group,        Prakash started the NSG (Na-     helped raise Rs33.47 lakh for       Iyer is planning to organise
stand together and                        Another private security agency BCL Secure
                                                                            ,                rorism, demand accountabil-      In Memory Of All Those Who        tional Security Guard) com-      victims’ families. “I felt so    a street event on November
                                      Premises, has entered a joint venture with Is-         ity and bring about change.
                                                                                                ,                             Died In The 26th-27th Novem-      munity but was disheartened      good contributing to society I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ,    26, in which he will ask peo-
fight terror effectively.             raeli security agency Escape Rescue System to             While some online com-        ber Mumbai Massacre, was          by the limited response. “It’s   want to do more, but lack re-    ple questions like: “Where
                                      provide an advanced rescue system for high-            munities died a natural          initiated by 14-year-old Shub-    just the initial anger or en-    sources,” Parikh says.           were you on the night of No-
             —Jitish Kallat, artist   rise buildings.                                        death, others have managed       ham Kanodia. The group has        thusiasm; as months pass, it        New-media activist Harish     vember 26?”



                                      Just the other day, a media                                                             All the noise in Mumbai was                                                              We are living in constant
                                      office was attacked. SRP                                                                because it happened at our                                                               terror. Our politicians have
                                      jawans called to protect us                                                             doorstep. Had it happened in                                                             major stakes in nearly every
                                      don't have a place to stay. So                                                          some far-flung corner, no one                                                            realty firm. Also if anything is
                                      what are we talking about?                                                              would have bothered. One                                                                 said against them, they come
                                      There is a constant feeling of                                                          year on, I feel the picture                                                              and destroy our office or
                                      helplessness and insecurity.                                                            hasn't changed much. It's                                                                home. I don't know who is a
                                      We haven't been able to bring                                                           frustrating. Last time I went                                                            bigger threat, the people who
                                      MF Husain back. There is an                                                             to a city hotel, I was appalled                                                          come from outside or those
Not just Mumbai, nobody               intellectual terrorism,                        It is absurd that we                     at their security measures.                  A section of the city does                  who are in the city? I haven't
cares. We have become so                        wherein an artist                    remember this day as some                They wanted to let me                        care but also there are many                          seen a dramatic
hard hearted that a tragedy                       cannot deal with                   kind of anniversary. We are              through without even                         who are apathetic. The                                  change in our
just acts as a catalyst for us                    certain subjects.                  just generating material to              checking what I had in my                    section which was sensitised                              security. The only
to feel guilty of not doing                       When such                          read. But people who matter                      bag. So quickly we                   by the attacks reacted very                              difference is that
anything. Beyond that, life                      problems haven't                    have been turning a blind eye                      have fallen back to                strongly and till now responds                           now security has
goes on. Why 26/11, do                             been solved how                   to it. People went for                              where we were.                    very differently about it.                                      been
people remember war                                  can we say                      candlelight vigils. I went too.                      Look at the US                   However, the ones that are                                       tightened
heroes? Mumbai forgets                                enough has                     We are just talking about                            since 9/11.                      indifferent to it are the ones                                    at five-
faster, but it is just                                 been done to                  Karkare or Salaskar and the                                                           that have been insulated from                                      star
                                                                                                                                               —Lillette Dubey,
representative of the                                   make                         same issues we do after                                                               the common man. This is the                                        hotels.
                                                                                                                                                               actress
sentiments throughout the                               Mumbai                       every attack. What is the                                                             small group of people who                                          —Narendra
country. Soon after the                                  safe?                       point of remembering the day                                                          rule the nation and remain                                              Kumar
tragedy we were up there in                                                          if we are not doing anything                                                          unaffected by the event.                                               Ahmed,
arms, but what are we doing                                   —Anju Dodiya,          about it?                                                                                             —Mahesh Bhatt,                                               fashion
now? —Shekhar Suman, actor                                                 artist                     —Shaan, singer                                                                                  filmmaker                                        designer

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DNA : November 24, 2009

  • 1. Mumbai, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 www.dnaindia.com epaper.dnaindia.com 7 People need to act People are voicing their opinions I see people The memory of the 26/11 attack and not just make and definitely want change. If this being more alert, still shocks me. So many lives frivolous government does not live up to but the fear were wasted for the whims of statements. In a the expectations, the people will psychosis is also few fanatics. I pray everyday to democratic country, make their strong. No one God to give the common man's displeasure can forget that peace to all voice must be known. We can day. We now those who lost heard by the government, but make a difference. know being united and raising a their loved ones. isn’t Kasab still just sitting in jail? —Suniel Shetty, voice can make a difference. —Sukhwinder —Amrita Rao, actress actor —Madhur Bhandarkar, filmmaker Singh, singer AS MUMBAI GETS READY TO ‘CELEBRATE’ THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 26/11 TERROR ATTACK, THE CITIZENS’ VERBATIM MOVEMENT THAT HAD SWEPT ACROSS THE CITY IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ANY MORE Where has all the anger gone? 26/11 seems to ‘Patil’s return The attacks were on a section of society which was earlier have become a is a slap in the removed from the direct impact of such a heinous crime. It has awakened and high-pitched face for the city’ sensitised all of us to the efforts required to have a secure environment. I am PR exercise Poornima Swaminathan Shobhaa De I can say this emphati- cally that ‘yes’ Mumbai happy to cooperate with does care. We cannot security protocols, no matter No one can feel the pulse of the public better afford to not care — the how time consuming. than a neta. Any political pundit will vouch for future of our city is at it. The citizens’ revulsion in the aftermath of stake. Our safety is at —Dia Mirza, actress 26/11 terror attack towards the powers-that-be stake. It is not about — the political class in particular — seemed to candlelight marches I am sure the fear is have reached such a crescendo that you could have bet your shirt that a revolution of sorts was and holding hands — and let’s not mock still there, but I in the offing. But then, you would have lost that shirt. For, public memory is short, and the politi- those who sought com- fort in doing that. But don't think we cians know when it is best to lie low. The peo- studies of cities which ple need no nudging to forget and forgive, and have been attacked have learnt the forgiven netas are back with a swagger. have shown that the We’ve been momentum lasts for 27 distracted by any lesson. On November 30 last year, tens of thousands had marched to the Gateway to take part in a days, no more. Once I don't know candlelight vigil. Some of the posters they car- the adrenaline levels non-issues, ried read: ‘Missing! Aapan Yanna Pahilat Ka? come down, people go such as a if our mem- (Have you seen this person?)’. Beside the text back to familiar pat- was a photo of Raj Thackeray There were oth- . terns of living. But statue in the ories are still as ers that read, “We would prefer a dog to visit that does not mean sea, or MLAs our house rather than a politician”. they have stopped car- disturbing. But that was then, and ing. The healing who refuse to —Queenie Dhody, socialite this is now. It is Novem- process has just about ber again, and the anger begun for take the oath subsided long ago. It is Mumbai.The anger is in Marathi time to “celebrate” the very much there, just Now people first anniversary of the under the surface. are more terror attack. Just like we celebrate Republic Day or Mumbaikars need to be more proactive, but sur- vival in this city is pretty tough. Let nobody sensitive. Independence Day . take the Mumbaikars legitimate anger for Of course, security is granted, though. For if it spills over, there will They are still the buzzword. The be hell to pay . PR industry has gone The government has slapped us in the face more alert into overdrive to make by bringing RR Patil back. But beyond that lies and ready to act. We the most of it, sending out SMS invitations to the horrible truth that we, the people of this city have not been taken into confidence. We want to make Mumbai seminars on security and emails on tie-ups (invari- remain in the dark as to what exactly happened during 26/11. And we remain in the dark as to a better city. ably with Israeli agen- what exactly has been done to better secure our cies). Security companies Security city. It is time to demand answers to specific —Josy Paul, chairman and have jumped into the fray , questions. What we are witnessing is a neat pass- national creative director, BBDO announcing new ven- companies ing the buck strategy Mumbaikars remain sit- . tures and launching new ting ducks. Mumbai is still a soft target. So.... products. Private securi- are going In the aftermath of what has changed one year down the line?? 26/11, the public wrath ty companies are going door-to- Several citizen groups were formed right af- It may seem that door-to-door, telling hous- was manifested ter the terror attacks. Some of them are still vo- ing societies how to make door, telling through thousands of everybody has letters to DNA. cal and active. I refuse to accept we have col- security foolproof. societies Mumbaikars also lectively given up — there’s far too much at moved on, but Almost everything, stake. Unfortunately, instead of keeping up a from movies to hospitals how to gathered at the relentless campaign demanding accountabili- people will to rallies, come with the make Gateway of India to participate in a ty and answers from those netas who failed us “terror anniversary” during 26/11, we have been distracted by non- always flavour. For example, the security candlelight vigil issues, such as a statue in the sea, or slapping remember cast and crew of Begum Sahiba, a controversial foolproof VIPIN PAWAR. DNA MLAs who refuse to take the oath in Marathi. the play on homosexuals, paid wounds that were given to them. homage to the martyrs and heroes of the terror attack. The mandatory lighting of lamps and the two-minute silence made the package perfect. The Indian Coast Guard joined the bandwagon, Online communities: Blaze, sputter & out cold organising a bike rally to strike camaraderie Namita Handa to keep the cause alive. Rise Iyer says frequent events are —Pradeep Sarkar, filmmaker with fisherfolk living along the state’s coast. Can- Up Mumbai, Rise Up India is EFFECTIVE NETWORKING needed to attract members. cer patients took part in a walk held on the week- When terrorists struck the one such Facebook group. “You need interesting and in- Just 25% of the groups are active on As long as end in memory of the heroes of 26/11. Topsgrup, a leading security company which city on November 26, 2008, they shook a nation out of its Started by Kaizad Bhamgara, it has 8,000 members. “The Facebook. Some of these are: novative methods to keep people hooked to your blog or the system joined hands with Securegate, an Israeli com- somnolence. The siege ended idea was to make a group that Rise up Mumbai! Rise up India! community,” explains Iyer. pany said the lack of security was exposed dur- , an agonising three days lat- would get things organised in Mumbai Terror Attack: I Condemn It Post-26/11, he initiated the is not ing the terror attack, and the authorities have er, and Mumbai needed an a better way Bhamgara says. ,” India Ahead: Post-Mumbai Terror Attacks Hugs For Peace campaign in started taking remedial measures since. “We outlet — for its anguish, for The group organised a can- which 50 participants went flushed of want to channelise our resources through the its need to fix blame and ac- dle march in which thou- around the city hugging government,” said Ramesh Iyer, managing di- countability — and found it in sands walked from Church- 95,873 members and hosts reg- slowly fades away and so does strangers. “Any online activ- criminals rector, Topsgrup India. The services they are on the internet. gate to the Gateway They also . ular discussions. “I will con- the community he says. ,” ity needs to have some rele- and self-centred offering include security solutions consultan- cy and advice, security audits (risk assess- Communities and groups sprang up on social network- tied up with city colleges and conducted first aid and self- vert the group into an NGO,” Kanodia says. Tweeter Netra Parikh up- dated information second-by- vance to the present scenario as well as a high level of peo- politicians, we cannot ment), and security training to various entities ing websites, all with the defence workshops. Bangalore student Apurv second during 26/11 and ple participation,” Iyer states. of the government. same agenda — to fight ter- Another Facebook group, Prakash started the NSG (Na- helped raise Rs33.47 lakh for Iyer is planning to organise stand together and Another private security agency BCL Secure , rorism, demand accountabil- In Memory Of All Those Who tional Security Guard) com- victims’ families. “I felt so a street event on November Premises, has entered a joint venture with Is- ity and bring about change. , Died In The 26th-27th Novem- munity but was disheartened good contributing to society I , 26, in which he will ask peo- fight terror effectively. raeli security agency Escape Rescue System to While some online com- ber Mumbai Massacre, was by the limited response. “It’s want to do more, but lack re- ple questions like: “Where provide an advanced rescue system for high- munities died a natural initiated by 14-year-old Shub- just the initial anger or en- sources,” Parikh says. were you on the night of No- —Jitish Kallat, artist rise buildings. death, others have managed ham Kanodia. The group has thusiasm; as months pass, it New-media activist Harish vember 26?” Just the other day, a media All the noise in Mumbai was We are living in constant office was attacked. SRP because it happened at our terror. Our politicians have jawans called to protect us doorstep. Had it happened in major stakes in nearly every don't have a place to stay. So some far-flung corner, no one realty firm. Also if anything is what are we talking about? would have bothered. One said against them, they come There is a constant feeling of year on, I feel the picture and destroy our office or helplessness and insecurity. hasn't changed much. It's home. I don't know who is a We haven't been able to bring frustrating. Last time I went bigger threat, the people who MF Husain back. There is an to a city hotel, I was appalled come from outside or those Not just Mumbai, nobody intellectual terrorism, It is absurd that we at their security measures. A section of the city does who are in the city? I haven't cares. We have become so wherein an artist remember this day as some They wanted to let me care but also there are many seen a dramatic hard hearted that a tragedy cannot deal with kind of anniversary. We are through without even who are apathetic. The change in our just acts as a catalyst for us certain subjects. just generating material to checking what I had in my section which was sensitised security. The only to feel guilty of not doing When such read. But people who matter bag. So quickly we by the attacks reacted very difference is that anything. Beyond that, life problems haven't have been turning a blind eye have fallen back to strongly and till now responds now security has goes on. Why 26/11, do been solved how to it. People went for where we were. very differently about it. been people remember war can we say candlelight vigils. I went too. Look at the US However, the ones that are tightened heroes? Mumbai forgets enough has We are just talking about since 9/11. indifferent to it are the ones at five- faster, but it is just been done to Karkare or Salaskar and the that have been insulated from star —Lillette Dubey, representative of the make same issues we do after the common man. This is the hotels. actress sentiments throughout the Mumbai every attack. What is the small group of people who —Narendra country. Soon after the safe? point of remembering the day rule the nation and remain Kumar tragedy we were up there in if we are not doing anything unaffected by the event. Ahmed, arms, but what are we doing —Anju Dodiya, about it? —Mahesh Bhatt, fashion now? —Shekhar Suman, actor artist —Shaan, singer filmmaker designer