"Bhopal has never been pastoral locale. It has drawn people into itself out of violent currents. It has been a place of migrancy, of continual upheaval and re-inscription. What has not changed is the way the poor of Bhopal are swept into grand narrations, in scripted roles. ... The city of Bhopal besides being the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is popularly known as the cultural capital of India. The city, situated in the plateau of Malwa in Central India, can be divided into three distinct areas. The old city, which was established during the reign of Nawabs, where most people are dependent on wage labour and petty trade for their livelihood. The New city where the government officers and staff quarters were built after Bhopal was made the capital of the State, is to the south of the Old City. Most of the residents of this part of the city are government officers and other employees. The industrial township of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the third distinct segment of the city of Bhopal."
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Kim Fortun, in "Advocacy After Bhopal: Environmentalism, Disaster, New Global Orders (24 July 2001)", p. 160, 196
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Bhopal is the capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Bhopal district. The city was the capital of the former Bhopal State.
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