Mumbai stopped in its tracks

In 'Six Minutes of Terror', the writers take a blandly journalistic approach - and that's where its problem lies

SIX MINUTES OF TERROR The Untold Story of the 7/11 Mumbai Train Blasts Nazia Sayed and Sharmeen Hakim Blue Salt, Penguin; 227 pages; Rs 299 On 11 July 2006, Prashant Rathi was on his way to Malad, a northern suburb of Mumbai to attend a meeting of International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He had taken his usual mode of travel — the local train — from Lower Parel. In the crowded compartment, he was forced to keep standing for a while before finding a seat. Chanting his prayers and counting his beads, he had fallen asleep, only to be rudely woken a few ...

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Mumbai stopped in its tracks