The Great Bengal Famine of 1943:Dominance of Communal Politics over Hunger, Destitution and Relief W

Bengal after the devastation of 1942’s flood in Midnapore and 24 Parganas, subsequently followed by the Great Bengal Famine of 1943, got transformed into a land of sorrow and despair. Famine was not an unknown incident to the people of Bengal. Almost 10 million people (estimated one third of the total population) perished during the time of The Great Bengal Famine of 1769-70 (1176 in the Bangla calendar, also known as ‘Chhiattorer Manwantar’). It was followed by some other disastrous famines in 1783, 1866, 1873, 1892 and 1897. The Great Bengal Famine of 1943 was the last in t...