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Bengal famine victim, 1943. The Famine Inquiry Commission, also known as the Woodhead Commission, was appointed by the Government of British India in 1944 to investigate the 1943 Bengal famine. [1] Controversially, it declined to blame the British government and emphasised the natural, rather than man-made, causes of the famine. [2]
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The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine in the Bengal province of British India (present-day Bangladesh, West Bengal and eastern India) during World War II.An estimated 800,000–3.8 million people died, [A] in the Bengal region (present-day Bangladesh and West Bengal), from starvation, malaria and other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions, poor ...
There have been several significant famines in the history of Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) including: Bengal famine may refer to: Great Bengal famine of 1770; Bengal famine of 1873–1874; Bengal famine of 1943; Bangladesh famine of 1974
The Bengal famine of 1943-44 was a major famine in the Bengal province [A] in British India during World War II. An estimated 2.1 million, [B] out of a population of 60.3 million, [2] died from starvation, malaria and other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions, and lack of health care. Millions ...
Bengal famine of 1770: 1770 CE Bengal Renaissance: 1772 - 1913 CE Faraizi Movement: 1818 – 1884 CE The Great Rebellion: 1857 – 1858 CE: British Raj: 1858 – 1947 CE Partition of Bengal: 1905 CE Bengal and Assam: 1905 - 1912 CE Bengal Famine: 1943 CE Bengali Prime Minister: 1937 - 1947 CE
Nabanna is a Bengali language drama written by Bijon Bhattacharya in 1944 and staged by the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) the same year under the joint direction of Sombhu Mitra and Bijon Bhattacharya, and in 1948, by Bohurupee under the direction of Sombhu Mitra. [1] The play is about the Bengal famine of 1943.
I envision this: The Bengal famine of 1943 (Bengali: পঞ্চাশের মন্বন্তর pônchasher mônnôntôr) was a major famine in modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and Orissa.