4 facts on Mumbai Riots - 12/1

Today in class we watched Slumdog Millionaire, and talked about the Mumbai riots between Hindus & Muslims

Facts: 

• Happened on December 1992 and January 1993, in which around 900 people died
• An estimated 575 Muslims and 275 Hindus died and 2,000 people were injured in the riots
• The estimated damage from the riots was around INR 9,000 crore ($3.6 billion).
• Mostly Hindus died in the blasts