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Amrita Shah   This silence is chilling
An angry mob takes to the street in apparent retaliation seeking out property and homes belonging to the minority community. The fires spread. People are killed with cold brutality.
   
Earlier Columns
 

Taking on the pseudo patriot , April 11, 2002
Glimpses of a male wardrobe, March 28, 2002
The perils of paranoia , March 14, 2002
The seesaw state , February 28, 2002
Democracy is more than polls , February 28, 2002
Resolve Mumbai’s contradictions, February 14, 2002
A million wars now, January 31, 2002
Deferring to the diaspora , January 17, 2002
The future is out there, January 3, 2002
Art? Exhibitionism? A joke?, December 20, 2001
The ordinary becomes the hero, December 6, 2001
The secularism of celebration, November 22, 2001
The killer instinct can kill too, October 25, 2001
Where is the reconciliation?, October 11, 2001
Neither infinite nor enduring, September 27, 2001
Enter the sponsored novel, September 13, 2001
Grey area: proceed with care , August 30, 2001
Children entangled in the Net, August 02, 2001
The age of saturation coverage, July 19, 2001
From kitchen to workplace, July 05, 2001
There are no final solutions, June 21, 2001
Sociology of the fan, June 07, 2001
Does the voter have a choice?, May 24, 2001
Don’t worry, forgive and forget, May 10, 2001
The demolition before Liberhan, May 03, 2001
Crime prevention week essential for police image , December 25, 2000
‘Today’s filmi storylines lead nowhere’ , November 13, 2000
‘Thane could well be India’s first sustainable city’ , October 16, 2000
The simplicity of the old Navratri nights should be retained, October 02, 2000
Train travel should be encouraged, September 04, 2000
Crossroads policy is divisive , August 21, 2000
Our chalta hai attitude towards civic problems must change , July 24, 2000
Both sides of Mumbai’s coin , July 05, 2000
Now, city's heart no longer beats in south Mumbai , July 03, 2000
The rebirth of Surat reveals the power of one , June 19, 2000
Mumbai’s middle class is a class apart , May 22, 2000
Problems of car seva far from pedestrian , May 08, 2000
Bigger battle ahead for other Tulasas in town , April 24, 2000
Rediscovering the slums of Dharavi , March 19, 2000
Cooperation needed from society , March 05, 2000
Mills and the boon of land in Mumbai , February 26, 2000
‘Days of rationed movies are over’ , February 19, 2000
A healthy obsession , February 12, 2000
MTNL and other mores for Mumbai , January 29, 2000
What does a tourist do in Mumbai?, January 22, 2000
Stampede to the suburbs, January 15, 2000
At home in an alien city , January 01, 2000
The crown is still ours, but only just , December 18, 1999
From pillar to post , December 04, 1999
Time to follow Bollywood’s lead , November 20, 1999
Wanting to leave home is not a crime , November 06, 1999
 Mumbai tourism , October 23, 1999