26/11 - The Black Day

It was like any other normal day- 26/11/2008 - but had something very brutal in store. I had my semester examinations going on and so, was busy studying for the next day's paper. At exactly 22:00 hrs, my relatives rang us up and told us to tune into any news channel, for there had been a shocking incident. No one told us what had happened. So I switched on the TV and started to surf various news channels only to see one of the most shocking "Breaking News" of my life  - Mumbai had been attacked by terrorsits. The whole nation was in a huge chaos. The famous landmarks of our city - The Taj Hotel, The Oberoi and The Trident - burning in flames. The starting point of the attacks was the CST railway station which is a major station of the Central Railways and the Cama Hospital and the battle ended at the Nariman House, South Mumbai. News reporters said that there had been 10 terrorists who gained an entry in the city via the Arabian Sea. Everyone was shocked and helpless. Hundreds of innocent people were killed, and many more injured. The commandos and all the other forces were stormed in at those sites and the battle began.
The saga continued for almost 60 hours. And our brave soldiers managed to wipe out the terrorists. Some remained to celebrate the victory of this battle while some achieved martyrdom. The whole nation stood together during this crisis and the saying, "United we stand, Divided we fall" had become more than just a saying.
An year later, today, on 26/11/2009 we all remeber our true Heroes who fought against these deadly terrorists and salute them for their brave deeds. Its happening all across the media. Various ceremonies and memorials have been held in their honours. There are numerous debates all over the news channels regarding the matter and many of them potrayed the thoughts of the people who witnessed the incident very closely. These people have either lost thier loved ones or have been a helping hand to the others who were suffering at that very moment. They say times have changed , but their feelings still are the same.
Most of the people I see ( including myself ) now show a strong feeling- a feeling of Anger against the terrorists ( and the government too, for its poor infrastructure ), a feeling of Determination to wipe out these evil forces, a feeling of Unity to stand together and face the enemy, a feeling of Power to act...
We all do feel terribly bad for the people who lost thier loved ones; but we did not let this feeling overpower the others. No, we did not Forgive... and we definitely can never Forget.