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I paused when I saw what was printed on these two books that was lying in an box filled with old books. The books were lying outside a Hindi movie set at the Elphistone Technical College. These were the books bought from a second hand book seller to fill an imaginary college or office in movies.

But what is the chance of finding Union Carbide Safety Log Book in Mumbai? Was it part of some old movie set? Inside the book were a few account entries made in 2007 by some else.

I looked around for more and found this file too. The books and file looked like they were made in pre-computerised days. But the sticker in the picture does not look that old. I don't remember markers like that being used on 1983 that didn't fade.

But this is Mumbai, one can never say what is real and what is Mayanagari.

What Union Carbide? What Safety? Read about the Bhopal Gas Tragedy here.



And finally, this is how we view safety in India:

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