Cloud over Bhopal
Posted by JoDec 3
A Cloud Still Hangs Over Bhopal by Suketu Mehta in New York Times is the best article that I read so far about Bhopal tragedy.
All over India, when misfortune strikes — when a child is ill, for example — people burn chilies to drive away the evil eye. The gas smelled like chilies burning, and people said to one another, it must be a powerfully evil eye that’s being driven away, the stench is so strong.
Fleeing the gas, the Bhopalis clutched their children. Some babies fell, gasping, and their parents had to choose which ones to carry on their shoulders. One image still comes up over and over in their dreams: in the stampede, a thousand people are stepping on their child’s body.
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3 comments
Comment by John Samuel on December 4, 2009 at 12:12 pm
I was surprised to see the reasons why the government did not take actions against the accused. Thanks Jo for sharing the article
Comment by anjana menon on December 4, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Nice article.
The happenings of that fateful night will never cease to be gory in my imagination, irrespective of the number of articles I read, or videos I watch. I’ve put up my two-bit of what I think here:
http://desicritics.org/2009/12/03/204247.php
I’m sure you’ll agree.
Comment by Jo on December 4, 2009 at 1:00 pm
John: Thanks
Anjana: Thanks for dropping in. Will go through your post.