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Bengal famine
William Hunter: The Scottish historian who chronicled the horrors of Bengal and Orissa famines
Ayesha Mukherjee
· Sep 20, 2020 · 07:30 pm
New soil study confirms 1943 Bengal famine was caused by Winston Churchill’s policies, not drought
Scroll Staff
· Mar 30, 2019 · 02:50 pm
75 years since the Bengal famine: How much was Churchill’s bias to blame for the death of millions?
Madhushree Mukerjee
· Mar 30, 2018 · 05:30 pm
