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Bomb Blasts in Mumbai

Today, Mumbai is back on track. Just 2 days after it was rocked by Bomb Blasts! It's really amazing how Mumbai comes back on track just days after any disaster. It was seen during last years floods as well. It's unlike the mass hysteria which is often created in such events in Western metros, like New York. It may be because Mumbaikars are hardened to face adversities in life. But reality is that Mumbaikar show great resilience.

We here about bomb blasts in other cities. For example, just before Mumbai blasts there were blasts in Srinagar as well. But we really do not heed to such news. Maybe, unknowingly we get the feeling that they are regular in Kashmir and won't be affecting us. But Mumbai blasts occurred right in our backyard. Some of my friends, acquaintances were in the same train in which blasts took place. The intent of such blasts is to create panic. But they rarely succeed in that. Instead they bring people together, across cities, across national boundaries.

This sense of togetherness can be seen from the reactions coming from all over the world. People from cities as distant as London and Madrid, share the same feelings with Mumbaikar, having suffered similar blasts in the past. Americans, who are often considered insular, also shared the same compassion ( University of Colorado also sent a condolence letter to all its Indian students, including me) . This compassion is uniting people all over the world. And that's the warning for the people, who perpetrate these horrendous acts. They will never succeed.

posted by ninad @ 12:00 pm