Madhya Pradesh

Kal Penn and Mischa Barton filming a scene from "Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain."

A star-studded movie depicts the worst industrial disaster in history

Arts

Thirty years after a chemical leak in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands, the city is still feeling the impact of contamination. Now stars Kal Penn, Mischa Barton and Martin Sheen are bringing the incident to life in a new film called “Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain.”

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The World

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Bhopal Today

Bhopal

The worst industrial accident the world has ever seen happened more than 17 years ago in Bhopal, India. Host Steve Curwood talks with Paul Watson of the Los Angeles Times about the ongoing health and environmental problems around the accident site.

The World

Bhopal 25 years later: still seeking justice

Health & Medicine

On Dec. 3, 1984, 40 tons of poisonous gases escaped the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India. BBC correspondent Allan Little returned to the Indian city on the 25th anniversary of the disaster and talked to residents still looking for justice.

Tiger in India

Photographer Art Wolfe ventures into thick bamboo forest to get the perfect shot

Arts, Culture & Media

Can you name a national park located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The park itself sprawls over an area of 25,000 acres right in the heart of India.