Datum
02. Dezember 2025
A Hybrid Memorial Screening on the 41st Anniversary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy
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 thirty thousand lives have been lost since then, and over four decades later, over 600,000 survivors continue to live with chronic illnesses and intergenerational health effects caused by toxic exposure. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy stands as a defining event in the history of industrial modernity, revealing the violent entanglements of colonial capitalism, environmental racism, and corporate impunity that continue to shape the global South.
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 (Grazer Str. 2, 28359 Bremen, Germany) and online.
A post-screening discussion will follow with Dr. Satinath Sarangi, Founder and Director of the Sambhavana Trust Clinic in Bhopal, guided by Yash Gupta, a second-generation survivor of the event. Dr. Sarangi, fondly known as Sathyu, has been one of the most prominent figures in the ongoing struggle for justice in Bhopal and has spent over 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.
For those wishing to attend online, please write to ygupta@uni-bremen.de to receive the link.
The event is organised 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.