Survivors of 26/11 On Attack's 11th Year

The staff of Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel will never forget the 26/11 attack. The carnage started on this day 11 years ago.

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00:30They started shooting blindly.

00:46Some of my friends had got injured that time.

00:48I managed to hide in my kitchen, that's the chambers.

00:53But maybe I was not hidden so well because I was found out by the terrorists.

00:57They got me out.

00:59Me along with two more guests, we were made to stand in a line and we were shot point

01:04blank.

01:05Unfortunately, the two guests didn't make it.

01:07But I was lucky that I was not grievously hurt.

01:11Managed to save myself.

01:14For the first few hours, I was absolutely shaken, as was everybody.

01:25I was terrified.

01:27And you could hear grenades being thrown, you know, they were being hauled from across.

01:33The chandeliers were moving, you know, they were shaking, there was dust falling.

01:42The very fact we were able to open the hotel within three weeks.

01:45The very fact that the terrorists were not able to knock us down.

01:49The very fact that it has created a bond with all the families.

01:54So I think that symbolizes that power of one.

01:57It's important for that reason.

02:06I was very upset early on when I remember that I went on to the fifth and sixth floors

02:13and everything was shattered.

02:14It was burnt down.

02:16And I cried.

02:19But then you move on.

02:23It got rebuilt.

02:27And you don't see any trace of that anymore.

02:30You don't forget what happened.

02:34But you can't let that bog you down.

02:44It's a joke in my family.

02:45My father was in the army.

02:46In fact, my entire family is from the army background.

02:50And nobody's got shot other than me.