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Great Famine of 1876–1878
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The Great Famine of 1876–1878 was a famine in India under British Crown rule. It began in 1876 after an intense drought resulted in crop failure in the Deccan Plateau. Although the region still produc
Grain destined for export stacked on Madras beaches (February 1877).
Grain destined for export stacked on Madras beaches (February 1877).
Engraving from The Graphic, October 1877, showing two forsaken children in the Bellary district of the Madras Presidency.
Engraving from The Graphic, October 1877, showing two forsaken children in the Bellary district of the Madras Presidency.
Engraving from The Graphic, October 1877, showing the plight of animals as well as humans in Bellary district.
Engraving from The Graphic, October 1877, showing the plight of animals as well as humans in Bellary district.
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).
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
Great Famine of 1876–1878
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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
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)