Bhopali-American and Fulbright Scholar Apoorva Dixit and her childhood friend and podcast producer Molly Mulroy present the story of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and of the Bhopalis who were shaped but not defined by the disaster, of hope, of resilience, and of memory.
About
Us
Apoorva Dixit
I’m Apoorva Dixit, and I am a Bhopali-American, born on soil scarred by methyl isocyanate—a poison that killed 10,000 people in 1984 in India. And yet, the first time I encountered the words Bhopal Gas Tragedy was sitting in a social studies class 8,000 miles away in Memphis, TN. Motivated to understand why, I returned to Bhopal as a Fulbright scholar and Anthropology major from Dartmouth. I recently gave a TEDx Talk at Duke on the topic. Now, I am pursuing a law degree at Harvard in honor of my grandfather and fellow Bhopalis.
Molly Mulroy
I’m Molly Mulroy. Raised in Memphis, I am Apoorva’s childhood best friend and this podcast’s co-host and co-creator. With a degree in English Writing, I previously produced a podcast for my Honors thesis that won the Jesuit Social Research Institute Award at Loyola University New Orleans. After almost five years living in Morocco, I’m currently back in Memphis, working remotely as the Editor-in-Chief for a digital marketing company.
About
Us
Bhopali-American and Fulbright Scholar Apoorva Dixit and her childhood friend and podcast producer Molly Mulroy present the story of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and of the Bhopalis who were shaped but not defined by the disaster, of hope, of resilience, and of memory.
Apoorva Dixit
I’m Apoorva Dixit, and I am a Bhopali-American, born on soil scarred by methyl isocyanate—a poison that killed 10,000 people in 1984 in India. And yet, the first time I encountered the words Bhopal Gas Tragedy was sitting in a social studies class 8,000 miles away in Memphis, TN. Motivated to understand why, I returned to Bhopal as a Fulbright scholar and Anthropology major from Dartmouth. I recently gave a TEDx Talk at Duke on the topic. Now, I am pursuing a law degree at Harvard in honor of my grandfather and fellow Bhopalis.
Molly Mulroy
I’m Molly Mulroy. Raised in Memphis, I am Apoorva’s childhood best friend and this podcast’s co-host and co-creator. With a degree in English Writing, I previously produced a podcast for my Honors thesis that won the Jesuit Social Research Institute Award at Loyola University New Orleans. After almost five years living in Morocco, I’m currently back in Memphis, working remotely as the Editor-in-Chief for a digital marketing company.
Podcast Team
Assistant Producer: Quinn Mulroy
Head of Marketing: Shreya Joshi
Website Designer: Ljiljana Brusic
Logo Artist: Amey Zhang
Music Composer: Derek Renfroe
Sound editor: Quinn Mulroy
Transcription Specialist: Avi Dixit
Copy Editor: Julia Hamilton
Interviews were conducted with Nasreen Bi, Fran Moore, Apoorva Dixit, and Shahzadi Bi. Nasreen Bi and Shahzadi Bi are both survivors who formerly worked as community organizers for Bhopal Medical Appeal, and now work for International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB).
Francesca Moore is an award-winning British photographer who had worked with gas survivors on many previous projects.
Media
Our research regarding the Bhopal Gas Tragedy has garnered media recognition – including an article from Harvard Law School interviewing Apoorva about the podcast, as well as Apoorva’s TEDx Talk at Duke University, which was selected as an Editor’s Pick by TED for “represent[ing] valuable and timely ideas for our global audience” of 35 million subscribers.
