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September. Now November. It’s finally struck our city’s shore – the sheer simplicity with which they entered, gunned and are still holding onto their positions for the past 24 hours is unbelievable.
Last night slept, hoping there would be some resolution by morning. Hoped a friend stuck at Indigo’s is fine. Get a call at 2:30am saying that our ATS chief is no more. Wake up in the morning to hear the Taj has been gutted. Thankfully, friend is back home after a night long ordeal.
Though at Powai, the streets today morning resembled that of a ghost city. Police force at the Rodas Hotel. Air of disturbing calm – the harsh voices of the crows earlier drowned by traffic now audible, the occasional whines of ambulances, police vans.
The day went by. The sense of uneasiness hasn’t left the heart yet. “High alert” security it seems. From “What’s happening” to a more angry “Why is this happening?” Chuck.
Tired. Pained.
Just hopped around the city on a bike covering a few stores over two days. Couldn’t go to
Akshar Dham/Sabarmati Ashram 
Small, dusty town. Pretty nice climate this time of the year even in the afternoon.Good roads, safe for women- can go around alone at 12′o clock it seems! Talking about bikes, mostly two-wheelers in this place- ladies drive bikes as well thanks to the hike in petrol prices! Has a BBQ Nation 
-nice
for a supposedly small town, though considering it is in a dry state I wonder – perhaps some special license obtained…The Biyani Retail story hasn’t caught on here with the value-for-money Gujju crowd- many
marts have been closing down, much to the glee of the smaller general stores. Real estate – bungalow in an uptown location like CG Road or Satellite would cost you around Rs 30 lakh.. which was approximately half
the value around a year back. Not too much crowd – shaant place 
Hard to imagine this place was the scene of communal riots – but again that was in old Ahmedabad, by elements not from that area- but then again the Muslim residents there believed in a free India where people could stay wherever they wanted, regardless if it was a Hindu-dominated area or not.An event like this is enough to break the belief you have in the values of your neighbours, your state, your country. Wonder when “Change” would come to India. While we have had Muslims in the Highest office of the country, our “Change” would be defined when an average Mussalman feels less threatened while choosing his abode. Like-wise a lower caste Hindu.
