The devastating story of the Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. The causes of the famine are many ...

famine, and underdevelopment, consequences that continue to affect the nation decades after independence. The British government's exploitation dismantled India's thriving industries, such as ...

Between 1769 and 1770 a famine hit the Bengal region ... This was the first of several famines to hit India during British rule throughout the 1700s and 1800s. From 1757, the East India Company ...

Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not ...

In 1838 there was terrible drought in Agra, which meant many crops and cattle died causing a famine. The East India Company and the British rulers did little to help with the relief and by the end ...

OUT here in India our attention has been of late called ... for at this present moment the millions of Bengal are threatened with famine.

in the Central Province of India, right in the heart of the district which is being now devastated by famine. In his letter Mr. Mitchell says: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Between 1770 and 1943, India saw numerous famines, exacerbated by British policies, resulting in millions of deaths. The Bengal famine of 1943, for instance, killed an estimated 3 million people ...

Ms Trevelyan, a former BBC journalist, said this is because Sir Charles was involved in his capacity as a British government official during the famine. In the 1840s, he was the senior British ...