Bombay Riots Revisited
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Video: Mumbai was at war with itself: Naresh Fernandes recollects reporting the 1992-’93 riots
On this day, 25 years ago, the second round of communal riots began in Bombay. 900 people were killed in the riots that changed the city forever.
Smitha Nair
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Meet the Mumbai heroes who helped families of 225 people missing during 1992-’93 riots find closure
When the police failed to help, NGO workers conducted their own investigations to prove that many people who had mysteriously vanished were actually dead.
Meena Menon
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Across the chasm: Children of the Bombay riots share stories of reconciliation – and anxiety
25 years ago, India’s commercial capital was gripped by two months of violence that left 900 people dead. Since then, has the city really managed to heal?
Jyoti Punwani
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Video: ‘Maximum City’ author Suketu Mehta recalls the 1992-’93 riots and how they changed Bombay
From Bombay to Mumbai, how the city lost its innocence.
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25 years on, children of the Bombay Riots have forgiven the culprits – but they haven’t forgotten
900 Mumbaikars died in riots following the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992. But many young people scorched by the violence say they aren’t bitter.
Jyoti Punwani