On the night of 2–3 December 1984, a leak from the Union Carbide pesticide plant in the central Indian city of Bhopal released over forty tonnes of methyl isocyanate gas, exposing more than half a million people to one of the deadliest industrial disasters in recorded history. More than 30,000 have been lost, and over four decades later, more than 500,000 survivors continue to live with chronic illnesses and intergenerational health effects caused by toxic exposure. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy endures not only as an environmental catastrophe but as a site for the production of disability, where questions of health, care, and justice intersect with histories of industrial violence and global inequality.

To mark the forty-first anniversary of this tragedy, No More Bhopals presents a hybrid film screening and discussion, revisiting the night of the gas leak and its aftermath. The event will be held on 2 December 2025 at 17:00 CEST at both the University of Bremen (Germany) and online. 

The screening hopes to open a space for reflection on survival, memory, and the politics of care in a toxic world. A post-screening discussion will follow with Dr. Satinath Sarangi, Founder and Director of the Sambhavana Trust Clinic in Bhopal. Dr. Sarangi, fondly known as Sathyu, has been one of the most prominent figures in the ongoing struggle for justice in Bhopal since arriving in the city immediately after the 1984 disaster. As Founder and Managing Trustee of the Sambhavana Trust Clinic, he has spent four decades providing free medical care, rehabilitation, and research-based advocacy for survivors. His work has been central to mobilising grassroots networks for health rights, environmental safety, and corporate accountability in India and beyond.

The discussion will be moderated by Yash Gupta, a second-generation survivor of the tragedy, together with the Anticolonial Cineclub of the University of Münster. This event marks the third annual Bhopal Gas Tragedy Memorial Screening, previously organised at the University of Münster, and continues the effort to create spaces of remembrance, solidarity, and reflection through film and dialogue.

For those wishing to attend online, please write to ygupta@uni-bremen.de for the link.

The event is held in collaboration with RTG2686: Contradiction Studies (University of Bremen), the Anticolonial Cineclub (University of Münster), and the Sambhavana Trust Clinic (Bhopal).

Together, we remember those lost, stand with those still fighting for justice, and affirm the call: No More Bhopals.

Contact Information

Yash Gupta (he/him)

Research Fellow and Doctoral Candidate

University of Bremen

Contact Email

ygupta@uni-bremen.de