REPORTS
A Mindset Of Insecurity
By Harinder Baweja
An internal security apparatus that will take at least five years to fix Read >>

Terror, Step By Step
By Rana Ayyub
How did ten terrorists attack multiple targets in quick succession? The prolonged battle in Mumbai Read >>

Frail Beacon Of Hope
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Haji Ali, deserted in the aftermath of the terror cataclysm, optimistically waits for the mingling of sentiments and communities Read >>

They Came From The Sea
By Rohini Mohan
Machchmar's villagers warned authorities that 'illegals' would try to land there. No one listened to them Read >>

Migraine From The Army Of The Pure
By Tehelka Bureau
The LeT has been carrying out terror attacks in India, but in Pakistan it engages in social welfare Read >>

Rice to Pakistan: Act with Urgency, Resolve
By Neha Dixit
Condoleezza Rice says the US understands India's grief from its own experience of 9/11 Read >>

Safe Haven No More
By Rohini Mohan
For the first-time ever, the Jewish community in India has been targeted Read >>

There is a bit of India in every Pakistani
By Fozia Tanveer & Arshed Bhatti
How the Mumbai terror attacks have drawn outright condemnation from Pakistanis in all walks of life Read >>

The Long Wait
By Rohini Mohan
People are desperately looking for their loved ones in the morgues, hoping against hope that they will not be there Read >>

All Is Quiet At Nariman Point
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Mumbai’s landmark, so familiar in movies, is shrouded in gloom Read >>

Ignorance Is Not Bliss
By Rohini Mohan
The state government ignored and took intelligence warnings about foreign vessels lightly Read >>

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
'Sir has left', the constable said, crying
By Rana Ayyub
The life of ATS Chief Hemant Karkare Read >>

'There was a gunfire and she fell silent'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
London-based Sandeep Bhargava and his British wife had a shatteringly close view of the siege of Nariman House Read >>

'I remembered a Sholay dialogue'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Madhavi Karandikar survived the siege of the Taj Mahal Hotel. After a night of being trapped in the Sea Lounge, she and other guests were rescued Read >>

'The murderers will not cow me'
By Susmita Biswas
London-based Sir Gulam Noon was staying at the Taj Mahal Hotel on one of his frequent visits when the terrorists attacked Read >>

'We told them this is a do-or-die game'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Faisul Nagel was in India to ensure security for the Champions League cricket show. He and his friends rescued several guests at the Taj Mahal Hotel Read >>

'I stood wanting to see a gangwar'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Caught in the firing at the CST, Kunal Shah and his friends stood frozen as bullets flew all around Read >>

'Their faces were just like one of us'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Avijit Mukherjee was dining at Leopold cafe in Colaba. He and his friend were chased out by terrorists. Read >>

'My husband and I had filed for divorce'
By Rohini Mohan
Tilu Mangeshkar spent 13 hours inside a room with 100 people trying to save a staff member who had been shot by the terrorists Read >>

"All I remember is him saying 'Run'"
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Meera Kapur, the wife of Ashok Kapur, non-executive chairman of Yes Bank, survived the attack on the Oberoi Trident. Her husband did not Read >>

'It's because of their pictures the police know what the terrorist looks like'
By Manjula Narayan
A photo journalist's take on the Mumbai attacks and its aftermath Read >>

'The unfortunate incident got my flickr pictures 2,706,839 views'
By Manjula Narayan
A glimpse of what it is like feeling in the moment of the terror attacks Read >>

‘I have met the eyes of the terrorist, and know I’m a better man’
By Rohini Mohan
Mohammad Taufeeq Sheikh, who has been selling chai at VT station for 14 years, helped save lives when the firing began Read >>

‘I want to bring in actors and stunt men to make this movie’
By Shantanu Guha Ray
A Chinese chef and his young daughter gamely make light of surviving the terror attack Read >>

'His zest for life was immediately palpable'
By Shantanu Guha Ray
An obituary to Rohinton Maloo — one of the Tehelka family — who succumbed to the terrorists' bullets in the Oberoi Trident Hotel Read >>

The House With Five Steps
BY Rohini Mohan
Even people who saw Nariman House everyday did not know what it was or pay any attention until the tragic attack Read >>

The bullet-proof jacket I have been wearing had almost become like a second skin
By Rohini Mohan
When his apartment building taken over by the NSG commandoes trying to rescue Nariman House hostages, businessman Poran Doshi became witness to more blood and tears than he had ever seen in his life Read >>

‘I have never seen blood in my life. But I had to wash it off the floors with my own hands’
By Shantanu Guha Ray
Mumbai’s best-known café, Leopold, acquired an unwelcome history on Wednesday night Read >>

‘The terrorists were high-fiving’
By Tusha Mittal
How the first of the people trapped inside the Taj were brought out Read >>

‘The terrorist was behind us and was shooting’
By Manjula Narayan
Forty-seven-year-old KG Prasad works with Universal Print Systems Ltd, Chennai. He survived a 8-hour ordeal in the Taj Mahal Hotel. His story Read >>

‘Journalists ask me if I appreciate life more because of this experience… I think that’s a stupid question’
By Manjula Narayan
A survivor of the terror attack at the Taj questions the role of the media Read >>

REACTIONS
To Love A City
By Kamila Shamsie
Mumbai introduced me to a country as powerful as imagination Read >>

'The signals US sent out to the world after 9/11 were brilliant'
By Shobhita Naithani
Actress and talk show host Simi Garewal is of the view that if Pakistan is unable to tackle these forces, they should put their hands up and leave it to us to handle the crisis Read >>

‘People are waking up, even if late’
By Tusha Mittal
Anurag Kashyap says that he wants to see an alternative political party emerge and for the first time, he wants to participate in it Read >>

How long are we expected to remain silent and watch the government mess up?’
By Rahul Bose
My response to the Mumbai terror attack Read >>

Terrorism: Learn To Live With It And Fight It
By OP Ojha
Mumbai police does not even have enough bullet-proof jackets for its fighting men Read >>

Voices From UP
By Srawan Shukla
People from different walks of life air their views on the spate of terror attacks in the country Read >>

A Nation Divided
By MN Karn
The diversity that is present in India no longer strengthens unity Read >>

Stop Talking, Do Something
Col( Retd) MP Sen
We are a great nation, but a bit too soft, probably because each of us is a little selfish Read >>