Overview

This book explores the voices of terror-attack survivors, focusing on their experiences of hope and hopelessness, memory and counter-memory, and aspirations and counter-aspirations. It establishes linkages between the three to understand how they can be structured into a framework to aid terror survivors. Focusing on the survivors of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks of 2008, the book explores how hope, memory, and aspiration influence healing and resilience. It explores the role that hope, memory and aspirations play in recovery. It looks at the agency of the survivors, public memory, and disillusionment, and through narratives of the survivors, presents the struggles they go through in the aftermath of the trauma. The book proposes a new lens for understanding the long-term effects of terror events and the lived realities of those who survive them. It will be of interest to researchers and academics of disaster management, conflict and conflict resolution, political science and international studies, as well as terror survivor communities. It will also be useful to policy makers and bureaucrats, those working with the rehabilitation for terror survivors.

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‘The Authors bring with them long term experience and expertise in the subject of Disasters- of all types. This publication will add to the understanding of the humanitarian aspects of one such terrible event. The serialization of how the human emotions, and the coping mechanism related to such traumatic events in meaningful ways, building resilience.’ Nimesh G Desai, Psychiatrist and Public Health Professional ‘The act of terrorism is inhuman and a devastating pathology for humanity. This book highlighted the lived and felt experiences of the survivors of terror attacks from a perspective that showed the internalization of pain and the formation of memory in the personal and public spheres, which are often submerged in the space of time, the nation’s priority, and similar other events. The book essentially emphasized the process and importance of navigating towards building hope, aspirations from the eyes of the survivors of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.’ Subhasis Bhadra, Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Head of the Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. ‘The manuscript will be an asset for the field of disasters as it critically looks at the nature of memorialization over a 10-year period between 2009-2019. Further the manuscript will be of immense value for disaster social worker practitioners and educators as it delves into the spatial and emotional significance of memorials, analysing how they function as sites of collective mourning, reflection, and resilience.’ Ankur Saxena, Dean, Department of Social Work, MS Baroda University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. ‘The Authors bring with them long term experience and expertise in the subject of Disasters- of all types. This publication will add to the understanding of the humanitarian aspects of one such terrible event. The serialization of how the human emotions, and the coping mechanism related to such traumatic events in meaningful ways, building resilience.’ Nimesh G Desai, Psychiatrist and Public Health Professional ‘The act of terrorism is inhuman and a devastating pathology for humanity. This book highlighted the lived and felt experiences of the survivors of terror attacks from a perspective that showed the internalization of pain and the formation of memory in the personal and public spheres, which are often submerged in the space of time, the nation’s priority, and similar other events. The book essentially emphasized the process and importance of navigating towards building hope, aspirations from the eyes of the survivors of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.’ Subhasis Bhadra, Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Head of the Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. ‘The manuscript will be an asset for the field of disasters as it critically looks at the nature of memorialization over a 10-year period between 2009-2019. Further the manuscript will be of immense value for disaster social worker practitioners and educators as it delves into the spatial and emotional significance of memorials, analysing how they function as sites of collective mourning, reflection, and resilience.’ Ankur Saxena, Dean, Department of Social Work, MS Baroda University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

‘The Authors bring with them long term experience and expertise in the subject of Disasters- of all types. This publication will add to the understanding of the humanitarian aspects of one such terrible event. The serialization of how the human emotions, and the coping mechanism related to such traumatic events in meaningful ways, building resilience.’ Nimesh G Desai, Psychiatrist and Public Health Professional ‘The act of terrorism is inhuman and a devastating pathology for humanity. This book highlighted the lived and felt experiences of the survivors of terror attacks from a perspective that showed the internalization of pain and the formation of memory in the personal and public spheres, which are often submerged in the space of time, the nation’s priority, and similar other events. The book essentially emphasized the process and importance of navigating towards building hope, aspirations from the eyes of the survivors of the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.’ Subhasis Bhadra, Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Head of the Department of Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. ‘The manuscript will be an asset for the field of disasters as it critically looks at the nature of memorialization over a 10-year period between 2009-2019. Further the manuscript will be of immense value for disaster social worker practitioners and educators as it delves into the spatial and emotional significance of memorials, analysing how they function as sites of collective mourning, reflection, and resilience.’ Ankur Saxena, Dean, Department of Social Work, MS Baroda University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

Author Information

Jacquleen Joseph is the Professor of Disaster Studies, Centre for Disaster Management, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. She also serves as its current Dean. Her research, field action and teaching at the school is around psychosocial care and support in disaster and humanitarian contexts and her research interests also include disaster risk, vulnerability, and recovery in relation to psychosoical wellbeing. ORCID: 0000-0001-9771-0604 Surinder K. P. Jaswal is the former Deputy Director (Pro Vice-Chancellor) and Professor of Social Work, Centre of Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. She was also the Associate Editor of the Indian Journal of Social Work (IJSW). She is a social work educator and public health researcher focusing on inequality and human development issues in health and mental health. ORCID 0000-0003-0161-5202 Allan Mathew Alex is a research officer associated with the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India. He has engaged in a variety of projects focusing on disaster and trauma recovery, disaster justice and disaster risk in urban development. ORCID 0009-0005-2050-1528 Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind teaches at the Centre for Disasters and Development, Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, TISS, India. Her research spans gender and water rights, and disaster studies, with a focus on feminist, intersectional, and socially responsive approaches. Her debut novel The Heavens We Chase was published in 2016, and her writings have appeared in HuffPost, Hindu Business Line, Madras Courier, and Bloomberg Quint.

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