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Major famines in the British Raj (1860-1943)

Major famines in the British Raj (1860-1943)

  1. Doab famine devastates North-Western Provinces

    Labels: Doab region, North-Western Provinces

  2. Monsoon failure sets up Orissa food crisis

    Labels: Orissa, Monsoon failure

  3. Orissa famine peaks amid isolation and disease

    Labels: Orissa, Cholera

  4. Orissa famine ends after imports and better harvests

    Labels: Orissa, Food imports

  5. Bihar famine relief shows lives can be saved

    Labels: Bihar, Rice imports

  6. Drought triggers Great Famine across south India

    Labels: Deccan, Great Famine

  7. Relief policy controversy grows during Great Famine

    Labels: Relief policy, Great Famine

  8. Indian Famine Commission issues 1880 report

    Labels: Famine Commission, Famine Codes

  9. All-India famine returns in 1896–1897

    Labels: Bundelkhand, All-India famine

  10. Second major famine follows with monsoon failure

    Labels: Monsoon failure, 1899 famine

  11. Malaria and cholera intensify mortality in 1900

    Labels: Malaria, Cholera

  12. World War II pressures help trigger Bengal famine

    Labels: Bengal, World War

  13. Government appoints Bengal Famine Inquiry Commission

    Labels: Famine Inquiry, Woodhead Commission

  14. 1945 inquiry report closes a long famine era

    Labels: Famine Inquiry, End of