Mumbai.
I wanted to thank everyone who inquired about my family and my safety after the Mumbai attacks — thank you for your concern.
Since July, there have been terrorist bombings in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Bangalore (over 150 killed) – but none received the local attention that these Mumbai attacks saw. The rest of the world was also much more aware of the hotel shootings; CNN and BBC had dedicated coverage and I received concerned inquiries from family and friends. In the previous attacks, I feel that Westerners (like I do at home) barely batted an eye. I wonder if the peaked interest / concern was due to belief that “US and western citizens were targeted” or the three day tragic duration of the attacks or the fear of conflict escalation between Pakistan and India. Whatever the case, I hope that 1) India begins to adopt more preventative measures of security rather than reactionary, that 2) the rest of the world remains involved in terminating India’s recent terror wave, and 3) India’s states become united in their fight on terrorism.
finding rickshaw. 