India, April 23 -- As the news of the horrific attacks in Sri Lanka and the enormity of the unfolding tragedy hits me, my mind goes back to the blood letting that I saw. I was the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Colombo during a difficult period, and saw bomb blasts ripping through hotels and markets, assassinations of political figures, both Sinhala and Tamil, and a city gradually losing its charm and grace, as security concerns came to dominate its setting and spirit....