Bombay as a confident, welcoming city that takes in a million new people a year, that those who want to harm the country pick Bombay. Other Indian cities, such as Delhi and Varanasi, have also been bombed recently, but Bombay's significance as the financial capital of the country means that it's the best target for terrorists who're unhappy with India's progress.
Bombay as a confident, welcoming city that takes in a million new people a year, that those who want to harm the country pick Bombay. Other Indian ci… - Suketu Mehta
Bombay as a confident, welcoming city that takes in a million new people a year, that those who want to harm the country pick Bombay. Other Indian ci…
- Suketu Mehta
Commuter trains are the easiest target for terrorists, as we have seen in Madrid, London, and now Bombay. But it is difficult for a Westerner to comp… - Suketu Mehta
Commuter trains are the easiest target for terrorists, as we have seen in Madrid, London, and now Bombay. But it is difficult for a Westerner to comp…
Indian Muslims have stayed very far away from Al Qaeda and the like; they have voted with their feet and stayed in the country, rather than going to … - Suketu Mehta
Indian Muslims have stayed very far away from Al Qaeda and the like; they have voted with their feet and stayed in the country, rather than going to …
It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am … - Suketu Mehta
It was when I realised I had a new nationality: I was in exile. I am an adulterous resident: when I am in one city, I am dreaming of the other. I am …
I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing. - Suketu Mehta
I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing.
If you are late for work in Mumbai and reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, don't despair. You can run up to the packed compa… - Suketu Mehta
If you are late for work in Mumbai and reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, don't despair. You can run up to the packed compa…
Each person’s life is dominated by a central event, which shapes and distorts everything that comes after it and, in retrospect, everything that came… - Suketu Mehta
Each person’s life is dominated by a central event, which shapes and distorts everything that comes after it and, in retrospect, everything that came…
There have always been elements in the Pakistani state that have been hostile to India; which is not to say that the Pakistani government as a whole … - Suketu Mehta
There have always been elements in the Pakistani state that have been hostile to India; which is not to say that the Pakistani government as a whole …
The trains are central to Bombay just as the subway is central to New York; they are the great social laboratory of that city. And today, they became… - Suketu Mehta
The trains are central to Bombay just as the subway is central to New York; they are the great social laboratory of that city. And today, they became…
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