Bengal 1947 | Half-Bengali author Janam Mukherjee s pursuit for identity lead to his book Hungry Bengal that recounts the impact of Partition and the Bengal famine telegraphindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from telegraphindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
For centuries, colonial powers have used starvation as a tool to control Indigenous populations and take over their land and wealth. A look back at two historic examples on two different continents.
Colonialists Used Starvation As A Tool Of Oppression menafn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from menafn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In 1943, a devastating famine claimed the lives of millions of people in the Indian province of Bengal. Kavita Puri tells Matt Elton why she’s keen to ensure that the stories of those who endured the crisis are not forgotten
80 years since the 1943 Bengal famine, the unremembered story of People’s Age - the weekly magazine that commissioned photographer Sunil Janah and artist Chittaprosad Bhattacharya to document the devastation.