We are flames not flowers
A poem for Obama B eloved, our people drink up the filthy water H eroines and heroes take deep breaths of killing air O ur guts and lungs are filled with bitter chemistry, P oison, pain …
Bhopal: A Tragedy Turns 26
By Umang Kumar On The Harvard Crimson The year 1984 was never supposed to be a cheerful one. It was a time of dystopia as memorialized by the novelist George Orwell in his novel of that …
Govt moves SC for additional compensation
From Hindustan Times online Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking enhancement of compensation from Rs 750 crore to Rs 7,700 crore for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in which more than …
26th anniversary events in Bhopal
Tuesday 30th November Civic Felicitation of survivors’ activists of over 60 years of age Play by the second generation survivors, directed by Sudhir Azad Poetry readings by local poets Gandhi Bhawan, Polytechnic Crossing, Bhopal 6-8pm Thursday …
Bhopal survivors slam Indian government for neglect
Bhopal survivors slam Indian government for neglect of people poisoned by Union Carbide & Dow Chemical Addressing a press conference on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Union Carbide Bhopal gas disaster, leaders of …
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Michael Eavis becomes patron of the Bhopal Medical Appeal
English dairy farmer and founder of the Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis CBE has become the new patron of UK-based charity, the Bhopal Medical Appeal (BMA) which funds the award-winning, free Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal, India – …
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Commemorating the 26th anniversary
Join us in remembering the dead and celebrating the spirit of the Bhopal survivors on Thursday 2nd December. We, staff and volunteers at the Bhopal Medical Appeal will be joining the Bhopalis and thousands of supporters …
Paul aka Bhopal Beardpal gets the lot cut off!
After many years of proudly wearing all kinds of facial hairstyles along with various permutations (if not perms) of head hair, Paul has pledged to dispose of it all to raise funds for Sambhavna. Paul will …
Illustrators fundraiser at The Latest – 2nd December
We’re really happy to have the support of Illustrators, who approached the BMA upon hearing about the disaster for the first time. Only Human, was written in response to the shock Bella – lead singer – …
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Bhopal: 15th in the top 25 most censored stories of 2011
Project Censored: Media Democracy in Action, a website teaching students and the public about the role of a free press in a free society – and to tell the News That Didn’t Make the News and …
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BMA Art Auction raises over £185,000
Twenty-five internationally recognised artists each decorated a ‘matka’ water pot, a modern, stainless steel version of the traditional earthernware water pots that have been used for centuries in India. These unique artworks were auctioned off last …
