For anyone who ever doubted the power of the internet, let that doubt float away. It is what joins all of us, wherever we live, whatever our station or ambition or view or activity. Through the internet, I found Twitter, a microblog of one-line remarks from the people of Mumbai, and others around the world. Through Twitter, I am learning Mumbai. Not just its geographical location, as the Wiki map describes. But the people of Mumbai - their anger against their politicians, their compassion for one another, their passionate concern for their city and for each other.
The power of internet has been much discussed, in more articulate terms than mine. Here is what it brings.
Mumbai Help blog with lists of injured and deceased; Embassy links; calls for help; international, national and local contacts
Live Feed NDTV
Second Day of Terror
The Taj
Solapur - Shahid Ashok Kamate
Aftermath - CST and here
Bangladore Mirror profile on captured 18 year-old terrorist
grisly photos from the Boston Globe
coverage from the NY Times
coverage from the BBC
...the government of Pakistan attaches the highest importance to friendly and good neighborly relations with India. --PAK Foreign Minister 11-30-2008
Wall Street Journal coverage
Map of attacked Mumbai sites
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