An incident makes Ugich Konitari rethink about the  meaning of the term ’spirit of Mumbai’ :

Because it was Mumbai’s finest at work. I am tempted to use the word “spirit”, but ever since politicians used it to justify their own non performance, it raises hackles.

Because at the end of the day, no one who went through all this even knew the names of who helped them. People simply volunteered on their own, and arrived, uncalled. Performed to their best, and then dissolved away amidst the stranded trains and tracks.

I think Mumbai has a fine tradition of helping. It’s ordinary citizens, shine through trying episodes. Help pours forth from everyone. There is a sense of trust that pervades at such times. You don’t know anyone, but you are all in it together.