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Bengal famine of 1943
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The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India. An estimated 800,000–3.8 million people died, in the Bengal region, from starvat
From the photo spread in The Statesman on 22 August 1943 showing famine conditions in Calcutta. These photographs made world headlines and spurred gov
From the photo spread in The Statesman on 22 August 1943 showing famine conditions in Calcutta. These photographs made world headlines and spurred government action.
Rice farmers ploughing a rice field with water buffaloes near Gushkara, Bengal, 1944
Rice farmers ploughing a rice field with water buffaloes near Gushkara, Bengal, 1944
Indian refugees flee Burma along the Prome Road from Rangoon to Mandalay and eventually on to India, January 1942.
Indian refugees flee Burma along the Prome Road from Rangoon to Mandalay and eventually on to India, January 1942.
American soldiers at the Calcutta Jain Temple, July 1943. Calcutta became a hub for hundreds of thousands of Allied troops.
American soldiers at the Calcutta Jain Temple, July 1943. Calcutta became a hub for hundreds of thousands of Allied troops.
Famine in India
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Famine has been a recurrent feature of life in the Indian subcontinent countries of India and Bangladesh, most commonly cited as a feature of British rule. Famines in India resulted in millions of dea
Bengal famine of 1943
…The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India. An estimated 800,000–3.8 million people died, in the Bengal region…
Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–78 in India, pictured in 1877
Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–78 in India, pictured in 1877
People waiting for famine relief in Bangalore. From the Illustrated London News, 20 October 1877.
People waiting for famine relief in Bangalore. From the Illustrated London News, 20 October 1877.
Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–1878
Victims of the Great Famine of 1876–1878
A contemporary print of the Madras famine of 1877 showing the distribution of relief in Bellary, Madras Presidency. From the Illustrated London News,
A contemporary print of the Madras famine of 1877 showing the distribution of relief in Bellary, Madras Presidency. From the Illustrated London News, (1877)