The Mumbai attacks on November 26, 2008 took the nation by storm. Five years now, it still continues to do so. As many as 164 people lost their life in the horrific terror attack. But this is not a sad obituary to the deceased, rather <b>DC Online</b>
Many have been remembered for their acts of valor while an even larger number have been forgotten, by the government and us citizens. Kin of many of the real heroes who lost their lives on the fateful day are still to receive what the government
A resident takes cover for possible return fire as National Security Guard (NSG) commandos fire at terrorists holed up at Nariman House in Colaba, Mumbai.
A member of the anti-terrorist squad is seen taking position during an engagement with the terrorists at the Taj Mahal Hotel. The nation watched the terror attack in horror as soldiers fought bravely.
Conspiracy theorists too were hard at work. A quick Google search is all it takes to read what several 'nationalists' have to say about the chain of events, and their eventual conclusion of a growing menace of saffron terrorism. Picture shows fire
Italian chef Emanuele Lattanzi, carrying his daughter, walks out after being rescued from Oberoi Trident Hotel where suspected militants were holed up during the 26/11 terror attacks.
A slew of books have also been written about the attacks. Ranging from Ajmal Kasab's life to an insider's account of the horrific day, every possible angle has been covered by writers.
After the attack, a section of the building had to be blocked for renovation. Almost two years later, and at a cost of Rs 175 crores, the building was reopened in 2010. And it still stands memorial to the will and resilience characteristic of this
Talk about the attack and it is hard to ignore the destruction of the heritage structure of Taj hotel. The three-day ordeal took its toll on the building in which grenades were popped in every direction. This picture is a testimony to that.
It also inspired a movie under a similar name - The attacks of 26/11 - by filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma. The movie didn't do much business but that can be attributed to the fact that the starcast didn't have 'heroes', it had actors.
Zane Wilmans, one of the seven security specialists who had helped save close to 150 people from Taj Mahal hotel, remembers the events vividly. Giving a lecture on safety to schoolchildren on a later ocassion, Wilmans advises students to stay calm
This file photo shows a man carrying a victim of a gun attack away from the scene of an earlier attack at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
The windows on the first floor of the Taj Mahal hotel shatter after the use of a grenade launcher in Mumbai. Explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the Taj Mahal hotel, even two days after the chain of militant attacks.
But that isn't all she writes about. Amid all the commotion, she also remembers some helping hands. Ordinary acts like helping an elderly woman up, which normally go unnoticed, but given the situation, installs hope for a better future in anyone
Another journalist survivor who was holed up inside the Taj Mahal hotel during the attack, writes in a leading daily how the whole episode changed her life. She remembers the fear, in her and everyone around her.
It can be reasonably argued that this brave Mumbaiker's presence of mind and sense of patriotism might probably be the only reason why Kasab's execution was swiftly (by government standards) handled. And he is 'happy about that', he says in a piece
Sebastian D'Souza, the man who photographed Kasab (previous pictures), had famously said, 'I wish I had a gun, not a camera' in an interview to an international daily not long after the incident. As he himself will likely admit, he just happened to
Kasab and another attacker are seen in the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008. Teams of armed terrorists stormed Taj hotel, hospitals and a crowded railway station in coordinated attacks across India's
Most of us still recall this image of Ajmal Kasab, the only attacker captured alive. It was the same image which justified, or even ratified, in our minds, the government's decision to execute the attacker.
Simultaneous attacks took place in Mumbai on the 26th of November, 2008. Many lost their lives, many were left with permanent injuries, ones they would have to carry for the rest of their lives. An even larger population were left with a memory they
Remembering 26/11 - The heroes, villains and storytellers