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13-year-old Faizan's condition is gradually worsening, a year ago, he was able to sit outside his home and fly a kite. Now he aches when he sits too long and spends most of his time in front of the television, watching any movie that his favourite actor,
Mavis, 6, is mentally challenged, cannot speak and has curvature of the spine. The Union Carbide factory is just across the road from the family home, her grandmother remembers the night of the explosion well.
Rukhsar wanders her neighbourhood daily, often loosing track of her whereabouts, but most people know where she lives and will lead her home if necessary.
Rajni, 25, was ostracized from her husband's family after both her children were born with disabilities. She now lives in a tiny one-room shack just behind one of the factory's toxic waste ponds.
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A Legacy of Suffering- Bhopal, India

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"The doctors here (in Bhopal) know very little about Sambhav's condition," said Bhavna, "and there are so many children like him since the tragedy. They all say nothing can be done. But what we need is research. There's been no research done on the childr