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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.
The majority of children are not covered for free treatment as they are not considered gas victims and the government does not recognize water-contaminated victims at all.
Dr. Malik is a medical officer at the gas victim's DIG Hospital
The Chingari Trust has recently been created by two women who lost the majority of their families to the gas tragedy. The clinic is run on private donations and offers a safe haven for parents to understand more about their children's disabilities and for
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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.

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A Legacy of Suffering- Bhopal, India

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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.