As the first anniversary of the November 26th terror attack approaches, some of the unsung heroes are sharing their experiences.

At a time when reaching home safely was everyone's top priority, Susheela Pyarelal Sharma worked overtime to scrub one terminal clean that was attacked by the terrorists.

Sharma and other workers cleaned and scrubbed the platforms on the night of the bomb blasts so that early morning travelers would not have to walk on dried blood.

[Susheela Sharma, Sweeper, Chatrapati Shivaji Terminal]:
"Around 9:30 p.m., people started coming from the main line. All of a sudden, we heard the sound of the bomb blasts that made the public go berserk with fear and all of them started running. We also got scared and ran away. We later returned to the station around 1:30 am and were asked by the officials to clean up bloodstains from the station. It took us four hours to clean the stains from the station. There was blood all over the place."

Another unsung hero who risked his own life during the Mumbai terror attacks is Mohammad Toufik Shaikh, a tea stall owner near the Chatrapati Shivali Terminal.

Shaikh was at the railway station on the day gunmen opened fire.

[Mohammad Toufik Shaikh, Tea Stall Owner]:
"It was a horrible night and no country should ever witness such a night. Tragedies like these only cause deaths and such incidents must be stopped before they can take place. It is the duty of every individual to come forward and help others. One must not just think about saving his own life but must also think about saving the lives of others."

Shaikh was also the first to warn the passengers about the attacks and also took the injured people to a nearby hospital.