Mumbai Back to Business

When K.R. Ramamoorthy last visited the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel in Mumbai, he was taken hostage, tied up, abused, and insulted by terrorist attackers. Last night, he was one of hundreds of guests who attended a party to celebrate the hotel's reopening, a defiant gesture meant to show the terrorists how quickly India has rebounded. "I thought I should come back to the place where this happened and show my support for the Taj and my defiance against those who did this to me and to this magnificent city," said the 69-year-old Ramamoorthy. Of course, many signs of the attacks lingered, like new metal detectors and armed guards in the lobby. And while a frenzied surge of repairs had restored much of the damaged hotel, bruises still lingered on Mr. Ramamoorthy's neck.