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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Bhopal , former principality, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. A region of rolling downs and thickly forested hills, it is predominantly agricultural. Its Buddhist monuments include the famous stupa (3d cent. BC) at Sanchi. Bhopal was founded in the early 18th cent. and was ruled from 1844 to 1926 by the begums of Bhopal, famous women leaders. Although the population was mainly Hindu, the princely family was Muslim. Bhopal became part of the state of Madhya Pradesh in 1956. The city of Bhopal (1991 pop. 1,062,771), the former capital of the principality and now the capital of Madhya... Read more

Bhopal
...adventurer. In its struggles with the Marathas, Bhopal was itself friendly to the British and...1817. It was a major component of the Bhopal Agency and the second largest Muslim principality...British Empire. At India's independence, Bhopal remained a separate Indian province. When... Read more

Bhopal
Bhopal State capital of Madhya Pradesh , central India. Founded in 1728, it is noted for its terraced lakes, mosques and prehistoric...1984 poisonous gas from the Union Carbide insecticide plant killed c. 2500 people, the world's worst industrial disaster. Bhopal is an industrial and trade centre with food ... Read more

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	Bhopal disaster changed handling of industrial risks; Indian tragedy redefined safety.(News) ; Byline: CAROLYN ALDRED BHOPAL, India-Twenty years ago this month...Corp. pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, in central India, killed more than...preparedness have improved because of Bhopal, there is no guarantee that a similar... Read more
	Bhopal, India, cleanup may be a dirty trick. ; ...Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 3--BHOPAL, India -- Here's a Rs 200-crore question...cleaning up the toxic mess at Union Carbide's Bhopal plant? On Wednesday, the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal Gas tragedy, Madhya Pradesh minister for... Read more
	Spare a little prayer for the forgotten victims of Bhopal chemical disaster ; ...little prayer for the forgotten victims of Bhopal chemical disaster Byline: Dzulkifli Abdul...for the last 18 years. He was serving in Bhopal as chief of a chemical plant when a deadly...out in 1984. Compared to Sept 11, the Bhopal incident is no less tragic and merits... Read more
	The movement in Bhopal and its lessons. ; ...participant-observer in the struggle of survivors of the Bhopal disaster, I wish to consider its successes...to confront other situations like the Bhopal disaster. Given the waves of liberalization...the undeveloped world, the recurrence of Bhopal is a real possibility and the lessons... Read more
	BHOPAL -- TEN YEARS LATER: "An American Dog Costs More" ; Joshua Karliner Little India 02-28-1994 BHOPAL -- TEN YEARS LATER: "An American Dog Costs...across the street, a casual visitor to Bhopal would never know that it was the site...isocyanate (MIC) gas into the slums of Bhopal, killing, according to recent government... Read more
	Engineer adopts Bhopal as mission ; Engineer adopts Bhopal as mission 17 years after pesticide plant...Angeles Times Sunday, September 23, 2001 Bhopal, India -- Sunil Verma just wants to be...disorders and other illnesses common among Bhopal victims. Satinath Sarangi, a metallurgical... Read more
	Bhopal: A beautiful little boomtown ; Below the radar of the national media, Bhopal is industrialising rapidly and emerging as an increasingly important manufacturing hub. ; ...from a Union Carbide factory traumatised Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh is becoming...like Mandideep and Budhni, which surround Bhopal, are attracting thousands of crores of...Electricals, the power equipment maker whose Bhopal unit was set up in 1956, is the pioneer... Read more
	Nightmares and hope in Bhopal. (includes related article on industrial hazards and human rights) ; ...funeral processions through the streets of Bhopal. In the ghetto opposite Union Carbide...Warren Anderson, the company's former CEO. Bhopal's people marched in remembrance of the...limiting the company's future liability. In Bhopal, the Hiroshima of the chemical industry... Read more
	India: Bhopal - 20 Years Of Tragedy ; Bhopal, (WFS) - 2004 marks the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster. Looking back, one is struck by the contrast in responses to the Bhopal disaster and the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US. The 9/11 attacks, which... Read more
	Students send Bhopal water to Dow Chemical's directors ; ...International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal takes the maxim 'bring it to the doorsteps...holding brooms made by women survivors in Bhopal asking Dow Chemical - which bought Union...delivered bottles filled with water from Bhopal to the homes of 11 of Dow Chemical's 14... Read more

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