In Paharganj, a son still rebuilding his father's legacy
India, Oct. 29 -- In the run-up to Diwali each year, the Sikka family's small cosmetic shop in Paharganj transformed into a riot of colour - decorative candles and diyas stacked in neat rows, bright paper streamers, lanterns and stars spilling from the shelves. The market was busy, and so was Vijay Sikka, who ran the shop at 6, Tooti Chowk, in Paharganj with his father.
At 5.38pm, a bomb tore through the market's bustle 20 feet from his shop. "There were screams everywhere. I turned and saw a woman slumped in my father's chair. Her body below the waist was gone," recalled Vijay, now 55.
Little did he realise at the time that his father, Raghunath Sikka, was lying with shrapnel wounds metres away. "While helping others, a local tailor told m...
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