Mumbai attacks spark upper-class calls for change

              Text: MUMBAI: In India, the elite stay above the fray. They live in walled compounds, have their own source of electricity, hire their own security guards and educate their children in private schools, avoiding the issues confronting the government and the masses. But the 60-hour siege that struck the heart of India’s financial and entertainment center, killing 171 people, has fractured that secure existence, galvanizing thousands of middle- and upper-class Indians to get involved. A day after the assault ended, dozens turned out for a march along Mumbai’s elegant Marine Drive. “I’m gonna vote!” shouted Shrenik Kenia, a 24-year-old…

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