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Aditya Sharma (20) at his residence in Kalyan.
26/11 story photo.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 26th October 2017, Mumbai.

Aditya Sharma | Slain railway staffer’s son has a message of love, kindnessSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:03 IST

CST chief ticket inspector's family launched charity in his name in Gwalior, it now sponsors education of underprivileged girls

Anjali Gupta 16 and Nikita Gupta 10
Father died in 26-11 Mumbai attacks
Express Photo Amit Chakravarty 25-10-17, Mumbai

Anjali Gupta | Teen takes on role of father figure for baby sisterSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:01 IST

Father, a garage mechanic, was killed at CST; Mother completes her Class X for a promotion in Railway job

NSG commando martyred at Nariman House, his daughter Preeti Bisht now wants to join the ArmySubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:00 IST

Havildar Bisht was among the commandos who had been sent to secure Mumbai's Nariman House after terrorists attacked the Jewish community centre on the evening of November 26, 2008.

Mamta Devi | In Jharkhand, a 26/11 story with a silver liningSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:01 IST

Widowed with a four-year-old girl, Mamta Devi’s mother-in-law convinced her to marry husband’s younger brother

Sheetal yadav (10), at their rented housed in Varanasi, the vitim of 26/11 Mumbai attack, Sunita got a railway job and now working at the DRM office, Varansi and her brother Sanotosh who is also avictim, owns a Photocopy and computer design shop, and Sheetal who is a school student, live there. inVransi on November 01, 2017. Express photo by Abhinav Saha.

Youngest survivor Baby Sheetal is now nine, has a baby brother after mother remarriedSubscriber Only

November 9, 2018 12:05 IST

Now nine years old, Sheetal is a shy child doted upon by her mother Sunita’s cousins, nieces, aunts, and even the landlady.

Deepak Gupta | At 21, bhelpuri vendor’s son assumes role of breadwinnerSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 11:00 IST

Shivshankar Gupta died near Cama Hospital; his kids now hope to skill themselves for better prospects

Bharat Gujar works in Cafe Leopold and was hit during the terrorist attack of 26th November 2008.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 21st November 2016, Mumbai.

Bharat Gujar: I knew in my heart that what happened there that night was wrongSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:58 IST

“It hurts, but that’s life. If we keep thinking about it, we can’t move on, can we?”

Damayanti Goyal: We wouldn’t let him travel abroad for work, but he died on the street outside our house. That’s fateSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:58 IST

“I didn’t even know that he was dead, for three days. We had been asked to move out of our houses during the NSG operation."

Santosh Veer: I believe we must not forget. They were MumbaikarsSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:57 IST

“India was winning, and everybody was preparing to celebrate, but this was not the sound of firecrackers"

RA Rajeev: It felt like people from my own family were dyingSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:56 IST

"I couldn’t sleep for days after the attacks, and I still get goosebumps when I think of them. "

Ganesh Sakhare: Eight years have passed, but each time I hear a loud noise at CST, it sends a chill down my spineSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:55 IST

In January 2009, Ganesh received a job in the railways as a brake porter on the Neral-Matheran mini-train section.

Madhavi More: Whatever my husband did, he did for the countrySubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:56 IST

“His work was his first priority. He didn’t really have much time to spare for his family. His leaves would always lapse unused."

Bhisham and his mom were attending his friend weddings reception at Taj Mahal Hotel when the terrorists started attacking of 26th November 2008.
Express photo by Pradip Das, 22nd November 2016, Mumbai.

Bhisham Mansukhani: Responding to death with death and anger with anger isn’t going to workSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:42 IST

Something inherently changes the way you see things after you’ve seen a terrorist attack. Some get captured and killed, some just get away. There is no closure.

Sarla Parekh lost her son, daughter-in-law to bullets, fought for better surveillanceSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:40 IST

Twelve-year-old Anandita and 10-year-old Arundhati came home to shopping bags full of clothes that their mother Reshma Parekh had purchased.

PV Viswanath: A professor who played translator for a terroristSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:40 IST

New York professor P V Viswanath says the experience taught him how ‘we can be manipulated by pieces of information we hope are true’

Linda Ragsdale: ‘Peace in, because peace in will lead to peace out’Subscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:39 IST

Linda Ragsdale, an illustrator and author who was shot at in the November 26, 2008 terror attacks, recounts her experience when terror struck Mumbai

Sajid Khalid: The bullet went through my leg, wallet. It’s my second lease of lifeSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:39 IST

“The terrorists are cowards, with no religion. They give Islam a bad name.”

Govind Kathayat | His mind and life scarred, Mumbai survivor learns to smile againSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:37 IST

Govind is now 38 years old, and slowly rebuilding his life, piece by piece, settling into a new job as an accounts manager with a Dadar-based Parsi institution.

Satyanarayan Chowdhury victim of 26-11 at his home in vile parle
Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty 14-11-16, Mumbai

Shyam Chaudhary | He can’t move and talk but has got his memory back, can’t thank life enough’Subscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:37 IST

By the time police began to line up witnesses for the trial, Shyam had lost his memory.

Sadashiv Chandrakant Kolake (41) runs a street food stall in Worli since he returned after treatment post the attack of 26th November 2008.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 12th November, 2016, Mumbai.

Sadashiv Kolake | My eyes go moist thinking about it…I almost diedSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:36 IST

Employed as a waiter in a restaurant near Crawford Market, Kolake was seeing off a colleague at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus that night when the attack began.

Ransley Santhumayor (34) shares his experiences of 26th November 2008.
Express photo by Nirmal harindran, 20th November, 2016, Mumbai.

Ransley Santhumayor | Discovering time as the ultimate healerSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:35 IST

After 7 surgeries and long recovery period, Ransley now leads a ‘normal’ life.

Hemant Oberoi at his home in Colaba, Mumbai.
Express photo by Nirmal Harindran, 14th november, 2016, Mumbai.

We lost so many young chefs, can never forget them: 26/11 survivor Hemant OberoiSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:34 IST

Hemant Oberoi, former grand executive chef of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, recalls the hours of terror

Sabira Khan | In 8 years, I wrote over 100 letters; all promised help, none gave it: 26/11 survivorSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:34 IST

Sabira Khan dreams of having a small space of her own, where she can hold classes without having to go anywhere. “That would allow me to teach more children — my one true joy,” she says.

Sourav Mishra who took a bullet hit at leopold cafe on 26-11
Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty 16-11-16, Mumbai

Sourav Mishra | Shot at Leopold Cafe, a hawker saved his lifeSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:33 IST

"I had no idea what was happening. I just remember that something hit me. My reaction at the time was that I have to run from this place. Something bad has happened," Sourav mishra

Businessman Ramesh Arasa whose skoda car was hijacked by Kasab.
Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty 16-11-16, Mumbai

Carjacked during 26/11, Sharan Arasa says he was sure Kasab would shoot himSubscriber Only

November 25, 2018 10:32 IST

The two terrorists had allowed Sharan Arasa to go after taking the car; it would be stopped at a police check-point 10 minutes later, leading to Kasab’s capture.

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