SEVENTEEN years on, Dilip Mehta still remembers every detail of the night that changed Mumbai forever. A survivor of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Mehta spoke to mid-day.com about his ordeal. On the night of the assault, he was at the Taj Mahal Palace, attending a programme in one of the banquet halls, when terror struck and the hotel came under siege.

"In 2008, I was invited to an event at the Rendezvous Banquet Hall on the 22nd floor of the Taj Mahal Hotel. I still remember every single detail of the day. When I took the elevator up that evening, I could have never imagined that it would not be available to bring me down 10 hours later. Everything changed at precisely 9.42 pm that day," said Mehta.