This book is a compilation of the tragic events of the horrific night of December 2-3, 1984 when a highly poisonous gas Methyl iso-cyanide (MIC) was leaked from a pesticide manufacturing plant of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL), Bhopal. The consequent events lets to sudden deaths of thousands of peoples and many more for suffering throughout their life. The significant impact of that tragedy was so great that it left many scars on the face of modern India in the form of social, economical, environmental, legislation and judicial processes. After the 27 years of that tragedy still many...

The study was hospital based. Blood samples were collected from 736 patients from Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal and local private clinics with their informed consent. The patients belonged to Sindhi, Punjabi, Muslim, Jain, Tribal and Harijan communities. Communities other than Muslims were grouped as Hindus. Their age ranged from four months to 52 years. The diagnosis was based on clinical and haematological parameters. Following methods were used for the screening and molecular analysis. Naked eye single tube red cell osmotic fragility test (NESTROFT) for screening purpose. Complete blood picture...