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Reconciliation, above allSubscriber Only

November 21, 2018 00:15 IST

Instead of building walls in our imaginations, we need to tear them down. It helps to think of children

A different way to fightSubscriber Only

November 30, 2018 12:30 IST

For Gandhi, satyagraha was the only way to stop terrorism. Even in a changed world and context, the Gandhian response is not to be taken lightly.

26/11 Anniversary, Stories of Strength: A night of remembranceSubscriber Only

November 28, 2017 02:01 IST

Families of survivors and people from all walks of life came together at 26/11: Stories of Strength, a memorial event in Mumbai organised by The Indian Express Group and Facebook.

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Stories of Strength takes centrestage at memorial eventSubscriber Only

November 9, 2018 10:31 IST

Organised by The Indian Express in partnership with Facebook, the second edition of the Stories of Strength event will host survivors, particularly children of the victims of the attacks, as they recount their stories of resilience

Manisha Chitte | Police constable was a doting dad to three daughters, they now want to be more like himSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:58 IST

Police Constable Arun Chitte was hit by a bullet fired by Ajmal Kasab and Abu Ismail. Nine years after the attack, his family does their best to move on.

Vivek Pawar | From a Mumbai school to a little village, this 10-year-old is still coping with changeSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:59 IST

Allotted petrol pump in Ghargaon instead of Kharghar, slain constable’s wife moved there this year to handle operations after running into losses

Meera Sahani | In Varanasi, a mother of three finds support in another woman widowed by terrorSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:47 IST

Meera Sahani never found husband Manohar's body -- another family had claimed it and completed the last rites. The Sahanis cremated an effigy and made their peace

Jasi Bambhaniya | Nine years later, her husband missing, wife waiting for death certificateSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:38 IST

Ramesh Bambhaniya was on board the fishing trawler Kuber that was hijacked by ten armed terrorists to reach the Mumbai coast on November 26, 2008.

Rynell Varghese | Far from home, a son remembers: Dad taught us to take care of ourselvesSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:43 IST

His father was a senior waiter in Wasabi, Taj’s Japanese restaurant. Rynell is now in Sydney, pursuing a career as a chef

Sanju Bhind | A Mumbai cabbie’s wife works on a farm, but her sons are in an English-medium schoolSubscriber Only

November 23, 2017 07:26 IST

Bomb left behind by gunmen took taxi-driver Fulchand Bhind's life in Wadi Bunder that night. His wife built a two-room home with the compensation money

Wasim Parvez | One son in Chennai, his siblings in Bengaluru, slain Taj staffer’s family rebuilds slowlySubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:30 IST

Rehmatullah Ali had emerged from the kitchen at the Taj when one of the gunmen fired and killed him. His children have now rearranged themselves around their mother.

Guddi Maurya | For three kids in Varanasi, their mum is a hero, home-maker and working womanSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:18 IST

The first woman in her family to take a job, Guddi Maurya moved from a village in Deoria to Varanasi to work with the Railways

Varun Chowdhary was eight years old when his father Shyam Sunder became a victims of bomb Blast on the western Express Highway in Vile Parle. The Blast has left Shyam Sundar paralyzed form the waist down and altered Varun and his Sister Shikha's life.
Express Photo By Pradip Das, 12th Nov 2017 Mumbai.

Varun Chaudhary | His dad paralysed, unable to talk, a teenager learns to communicate without speechSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:17 IST

Shyam Sundar Chaudhary was injured when a taxi exploded on Western Express Highway. His 16-year-old son says they're still best friends

Rohan 18, and Atharva Kamble 11, Son of Rajan Kamble , staffer at Taj died in the attacks while saving guests.
Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty 01-11-17, Mumbai

At 18, Rohan Kamble has begun to dream big, wants to be an entrepreneurSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:12 IST

Their father was a Taj staffer who died while herding guests to safety; Rohan and Atharva now want to see their mother happy

Irfan, 15, son of Firoz Khan, who lost his life at Taj Hotel in the terror attack on November 26, 2008, at their Nagpada home.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 20th November 2017, Mumbai.

Amina Khan | Three Nagpada kids waited years for a holiday, a recent trip to Aksa beach has them overjoyedSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:14 IST

Their father, a businessman, was visiting Taj that night to help a neighbour find a job; was found dead at the end of the NSG operation

Ashwini Bhagan Shinde,aged 19 prays infront of her dad's photograph,26/11 Story,Express Photo by Pradip Das.19 november,2017,Sunday.

Ashwini Shinde | Father killed at GT hospital, their achievement is dedicated to his memorySubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:10 IST

Ashwini’s brother Ashish, 21, who both agree was closer to his father, left his education midway after the attacks, and took up photography.

Raveena Sheikh and her Children in her house at Govandi,26/11 story,Express Photo by Pradip Das.19 november 2017,Sunday.

Momina Khatun | With four boys, this mother measures her successes in how well she brings them up in a Mumbai slumSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:09 IST

Momina, who sold gajras for a living briefly, has learnt to run the household expenses with the interest of the compensation money.

26/11 attack victim Dhaval Waghela family at their residence.
Express photo by Pradip Das, 18th November 2017, Mumbai.

Cricket was a distraction when he lost his dad; 15-year-old Dhaval Waghela now wants to play for IndiaSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:08 IST

"Although so many years have passed since the incident, even now there are times when I remember dad and cry at night."

26/11 victim Rima Sheikhs family at their residence in Tata Nagar Mankhurd.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 17th November 2017, Mumbai.

Shilpa Shaikh | Her own life on pause, a 19-year-old became a mother to her sister’s sonsSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:07 IST

Their father snapping all ties, the boys live with their aunt and uncles; one wants to work on a cruise ship

Viraj and Anjali play with younger brother
EXpress Photo by Amit Chakravarty 28-10-17, Mumbai

No memory of his slain mother, 10-year-old Viraj Navadia wishes to find answer to terrorSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:06 IST

For almost five years after their mother’s death, Viraj and Anjali watched as their father took on the role of mother too.

Mum and dad dead in 2008, Shubham Bhosale sees uncle and aunt as parents nowSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:07 IST

"We never miss our brother. Because in Shubham I see my brother, I feel he’s right here with us."

Floyd Martis | A teen when his father was killed, he says he forgives the killersSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:05 IST

The teenager who identified his father’s body, single-handedly took decisions regarding the funeral, made sure his traumatized mother and sister were looked after is now the backbone of the household.

Mohammed Ansari | In Bihar village, family that lost six members still strugglesSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:05 IST

While Qayyum is now in Class XI, Ayub is completing his graduation. Youngest brother Faizan has a hearing and speech impairment.

His father killed in Rang Bhavan lane, nine-year-old Shaurya Patil wants to join ArmySubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:04 IST

“I miss my father often, and when I think of him, I go to my bedroom and then chat with my mother about him.”

Nivedita Shinde | On birthdays and on Father’s Day, a daughter writes: ‘I love you, dad’Subscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:04 IST

Nivedita sees her father as the world’s bravest person, who rushed to the aid of railway commuters as soon as he heard the first shots at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

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