This week we are delighted to share stories and photographs from Bhopal sent to us by professional photographer and writer Rohit Jain. Rohit visited Bhopal for a month in October-November of 2020 to undertake a project documenting the effects of Covid-19 on gas survivors, funded by the Pulitzer Centre for Crisis Reporting. During his time […]
On the eve of the 36th anniversary, survivor groups in Bhopal formed what may be the world’s first socially distanced human chain outside the factory site. Holding banners and placards calling for justice and accountability for the disaster, they also burned an effigy of Jim Fitterling, CEO of the Dow Chemical company. On the evening […]
We are delighted to announce that French photographer Isabeau De Rouffignac’s exhibition on Bhopal, ‘Saris for Memory’, is currently being featured in the Indian Photo Festival! ‘Saris for Memory’ features stunning images of Bhopali women dressed in saris printed with newspaper clippings and images of the gas disaster, and is currently on display on the […]
When the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in India back in March, staff from the Sambhavna and Chingari clinics immediately began taking steps to safeguard gas survivors in the local communities from the virus. They began recruiting volunteers from those communities to help spread the word and protect their fellow citizens. These volunteers have […]
Congratulations to photographer and long-time supporter Francesca Moore, who has won first prize in this month’s Life Framer photograph competition in the ‘Colors’ category for her (above) photograph of Sarita Malviya, part of her ‘Women Activist Survivors’ series on the women of Bhopal. She has kindly sent us some background on the photo and the […]
