India rising
As duck thickened at the Gateway of India, thousands of quivering points of light lit up the evening. Seven days after Mumbai was bloodied by terror attacks whose ramifications spread beyond the borders of the country, a ravaged city came together at the very spot where the carnage was unleashed in a show of support unparalleled in its scale in recent Indian history.
What began as a small candlelit vigil at the harbour front on Monday had gained momentum over the next two days through text messages that urged people to turn up at the Gateway for this peaceful protest march. On Wednesday evening, it revealed itself as a tricolour-waving, overwhelming show of solidarity for the victims of 26/11.
Lights went on in the attacked Taj Mahal Hotel in rooms that faced the Gateway More than 10,000 had turned up even hours before the scheduled start of the march. There were T-shirts that said 'Mumbai meri jaan' or 'I love Mumbai'
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What began as a small candlelit vigil at the harbour front on Monday had gained momentum over the next two days through text messages that urged people to turn up at the Gateway for this peaceful protest march. On Wednesday evening, it revealed itself as a tricolour-waving, overwhelming show of solidarity for the victims of 26/11.
Lights went on in the attacked Taj Mahal Hotel in rooms that faced the Gateway More than 10,000 had turned up even hours before the scheduled start of the march. There were T-shirts that said 'Mumbai meri jaan' or 'I love Mumbai'
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: attacked Taj Mahal Hotel, borders, Gateway of India, Mumbai, peaceful protest march, show of solidarity for the victims of 26/11, T-shirts with printed slogans, tricolour-waving
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