He Was My Papa: Through the Lens of Daughter of Martyred ATS Chief Hemant Karakare

He was my Papa: Through the lens of daughter of martyred ATS chief Hemant Karakare

Mumbai: As the nation marks the 17th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the daughter of martyred braveheart Hemant Karkare remembers her father, whose courage saved countless lives. “The entire nation knows him as 26/11 hero, but for me, he was simply my papa who brought me home a puppy.” Jui Karkare Navare shared the soft side of the commanding Hemant Karkare, the chief of the Anti-Terror Squad in Mumbai. Jui recounted how the day w…

Voices of Valor: Families Behind the Heroes of 26/11

He was India’s 26/11 hero, but to me, he was just Papa. The man who faced terrorists fearlessly was the same man who once brought home a puppy to make me smile. This is the story of Jui Karkare Navare, the daughter of Hemant Karkare, seen not through headlines, but through the eyes of a little girl whose world changed forever. A story of courage, love, and the values a father leaves behind. Watch the full video: ‘Voices of Valour: Families Behin…

Revisiting 26/11 Mumbai Terror Assault: Taj Supervisor Karambir’s Household Perished, He Stayed Again

Seventeen years later, Karambir Kang, the then Basic Supervisor of the Taj Mahal Palace Resort that witnessed a 60-hour siege within the Mumbai terror assaults of 2008, finds it too painful and draining to discuss the painful losses anymore. Having interviewed him a number of occasions on the subject previously, this yr, my request is met with a reply that reads, “My apologies, however I don’t want to talk about this. Thanks to your understandin…