The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

When I started this blog, before I had a computer full of my own images, I went on the net to find a splash page image. One of the images I searched for was the Bombay Gate. I figured it had good symbolism, the gate itself had been built for the tour arrival of the British Monarchy in the 19th century.

I found an illustration on an electronic illustration competition website caled Worth 1000. The competition had a theme of destruction. The image wasn't clearly one of blowing up the gate, and it was a very compelling image, so I decided to use it.

This week's news about the fire and shooting at the "Taj" has sent a shiver through me about the compelling nature of the image. The hotel is across the street from the gate. You can see one of the towers just to the left of the gate in the picture.

I'm safe, back in the U.S. working in Connecticut for a great company and alternating between New York City and Rhode Island on the weekends. The voices and news from Mumbai coming over the radio as I drove the 41st parallel, on a chill November morning , took me back to a warm, beautiful, filthy place where many things are possible.
But everything is not necessarially good.