Mumbai Remembers 26/11 Victims Four Years On

The terrorists had launched war on India for 60 hours, killing 166 and injuring around 300 people even as combined security forces battled them and managed to gun down nine. As in the past, it was business as usual at the two high-profile commercial targets -- the Taj and the Trident.

In fact, the iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel, just across the road from Gateway of India, had bounced back to normalcy within a few weeks after the terror attacks four years, an official from the hotel, who declined to be identified, said. Shortly thereafter, even Trident had become operational.

Over the past four years, in an act of solidarity and thumbing their nose at terror, both hotels, barely a couple of kilometres apart, have seen top national and international VVIPs either visiting or staying there during their trips to Mumbai.

These included U.S. President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other international personalities .

Over the past four years, both hotels have remained the top favourite venue for various national and international conferences, business summits and lavish weddings, though security measures have been considerably tightened.