Under Bombay's Calm, a Stew of Tensions; Being Cosmopolitan Does Not Spare a Great City From India's Communal, Class Hatreds From: The Washington Post | Date: February 6, 1993| Author: | Copyright 1993 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

This city is trying to rebuild neighborhoods scarred by two waves of riots since December. But critics say that beneath the construction remain the same foundations that set off the unrest: communal hatred, social inequity and economic deprivation.

Beneath Bombay's veneer of calm lie the same tensions that sparked widespread looting and arson by rampaging mobs, and frenzied slaughters that left about 800 people dead in two waves of religious and police clashes. More than 200,000 people - mostly Muslims - fled the city, and more than 5,000 homes were destroyed.

Destroyed also was the myth that ...

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