Until Now

Living in Mumbai has never been simple. Terrorist threats, riots, attacks on shops, taxis and offices, disrupted train servies, we live with all of this on a daily basis. Mumbaikars have learnt to take it all in their stride and move on with life. This indomitable spirit is what has made the city what it is. Bombs have not reduced the crowds in local trains, they have not stopped people from flocking to market places and they have definitely not made anyone stay cooped inside their houses.

Until now.

Until now Mumbai has never been faced with an act of terrorism that did not stop with one or several blasts.

Until now we have never had to face indiscriminate firing at railway stations, cafes and hotels.

Until now we thought only local trains and market places could be targeted. We were wrong.

Until now only the middle class was affected. The balance has changed and now the rich are hostage.

Until now we never heard of several top cops being shot dead a couple of hours into the attack.

Until now the terrorists never came foward in such large numbers together.

Until now terrorism in India never grabbed international attention of this magnitude.

Until now we never had a situation which lasted nearly 18 hours.

Until now Mumbai had never had the army step in.

Until now we have never felt the panic and fear we are now.

Unfortunately, until now no one took terrorism in this city seriously. It was just another of those things you get innured too. But now someone has to be accountable for the supreme lack of respect for human life and the blatant spread of terror. Someone has to have the answers.

Until now the common man accepted the apathy of the government towards their plight. But not anymore. Now we demand action.

Until now we demanded a solution.

Now we demand justice.