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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