On November 17, 2012, as news of Bal Thackeray’s death was announced, Mumbai braced itself for the inevitable shutdown that was to come. Politicians across the spectrum sang his praises. And police and government officials scrambled to make arrangements to ensure that the imminent funeral ceremony at Shivaji Park didn’t wreak havoc on the law and order scene in Maharashtra. Announcements were made telling people to only travel “in case of emergency” and shops around the city downed shutters.
The city came to a grinding halt inconveniencing the lakhs of people who call Mumbai home. Shaheen Dhada, a 21-year-old college student, no doubt miffed at not being able to do whatever it is Mumbaikars her age do on a regular day, took to facebook to vent her ire at the unofficial clampdown.
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