Talaash! Which part of Mumbai do you want to see?

Girgaon Chowpatty




The sword in the crowd.

Not an appropriate photograph for today, the Judgement Day. But there can be nothing more overwhelming or frightening than a congregation of us Indians. You never know when a group of Indians morphs into a mob and who is in control, the gods or the devil.

Safe behind their black cats that protect them are the only people who can feel the pulse of millions at the same time and can control the adrenaline waves that flow through the mob. In India, terrorism is also political parties asking you to stay calm while we have no clue, what they plan to unleash, where.

Soon after 26/11, our Prime Minister came on National Television and promised to revamp the laws that govern our Policing System. A promise that will never be kept, because our politicians are not ready to let go of the strings that allow them to control people. The mob is India most powerful political tool. And we are the willing puppets.



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