A Tragedy Less Telegenic?

Despite the unity slogans, the story of last week's terrorist attacks at the Taj and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) is the story of two Mumbais. The 60-hour seizure of the hotel consumed reams of newsprint and hours of TV time—there were narratives of shock, fear, courage, and duty under fire, mostly in the English cosmopolitan India is easy with. In contrast, the coverage of the equally dramatic, equally tragic attack at the railway station that ... Full Story »

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Lewyn Li
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by Lewyn Li - Dec. 12, 2008

The articles describes some of the terrorism victims in CST in Mumbai - the train terminus that attracted far less media attention than "posh" tourist locations such as the Taj hotel. The writer mostly tells the other side(s) of the story, calmly and with evidence from interviews. I recommend this piece because it brings out aspects and people of the Mumbai attacks that are rarely seen in the mainstream media coverage.

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