Photo Gallery - Bhule Nahee Ham…
On Hiroshima Day in 2016, that is, on August 6, 2016, Eklavya, Bhopal-based the Remember Bhopal Museum and New-Delhi based The Japan Foundation jointly organised the event 'Bhule Nahee Ham...' in Swaraj Bhawan, Bhopal. On the one hand this occasion was for reflecting on the horrifying man-made disasters that happened in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and in Bhopal on December 2 and 3, 1984. On the other hand, the Hindi poem-collection Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon- translation of the original Japanese book, Sagashite imasu (2012), on some of the objects preserved in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum - which was developed in collaboration between Eklavya and The Japan Foundation, was also unveiled. Among the main guests present that evening were Tomoko Kikuchi, translator of the book from Japanese to Hindi; Kaoru Miyamoto, Director General of The Japan Foundation; and the famous poet Rajesh Joshi.
The banner for Eklavya, Remember Bhopal Museum and The Japan Foundation’s joint event ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’
Tomoko Kikuchi greeting the audience during ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’
Director General of New Delhi's The Japan Foundation, Kaoru Miyamoto, watching the short documentary about the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Safrine addressing the audience about the struggle for justice by the survivors of Bhopal Gas Disaster
Kaoru Miyamoto & Tomoko Kikuchi listening to the poem recital from the book Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon by children from gas-affected families
The poem-collection Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon being unveiled by the chief guests of the event ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’ and Eklavya members
Director General of New Delhi’s The Japan Foundation, Kaoru Miyamoto, flipping through the book Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon
Tomoko Kikuchi addressing the audience during the event ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’
Children from Bhopal Gas Disaster-affected families reciting poems from the book Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon
Rajesh Joshi flipping through the book Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon
Kaoru Miyamoto addressing the audience during the event ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’ as poet Rajesh Joshi and Dr. Rashmi Jha look on
Kaoru Miyamoto signing copies of Main Dhoondh Raha Hoon for children from the gas disaster-affected families
Members from The Japan Foundation, Remember Bhopal Museum and Eklavya during the event ‘Bhule Nahee Ham…’ in Swaraj Bhawan, Bhopal on August 6, 2016