4. Baaraan Ijlal: The latest series by Baaran Ijlal focuses on the tragedies that took place decades ago in Bhopal, her hometown and Mumbai, the financial capital of the country. Hostile Witness, Bhopal/Iqbal Maidan/Naqqar Khana narrates the story of the ill-fated cold December night 35 years ago, when a disastrous gas leak from the Union Carbide factory resulted into a mayhem. The factory might have been shut down and the culprits might have been punished, but the people still suffer, physically, mentally and emotionally. Baaraan’s other work Hostile Witness, Esplanade Mansion/Watson’s Hotel Kala Ghoda/Bomba/Mumbai subtly nods towards the fate of Mumbaikars during the 1992 riots.