Five years after 59 passengers of the Sabarmati Express were burnt and the terrible communal violence that followed, the focus is back on Godhra, where Muslims continue to live under fear and lack of development.
With elections round the corner, one would expect the Muslims to be eager to vote. They are not. "The elections would not change anything. No political functionary from any part, not even the Congress, has visited us. We will only vote for those who promise not only to work for us, but the city as a whole," says Aniyaz who runs a saloon.
Though communal passions have subsided, Godhra is clearly divided into two territories -- one belonging to Hindus and the other to Muslims.
The so-called territories are starkly different from each other in terms of development and aesthetics. The Muslim- dominated part of the city is marked by narrow, crowded lanes and small, cramped-up houses along the untarred roads.