Famine had long been a part of life in Bengal, but the one that began in the late 1760’s was turned into a full blown humanitarian disaster by the East India Company. It’s hard to come to ...

The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. The Bengal Famine of 1943 in ...

Khastgir was born in Calcutta although he traced his roots to Chittagong. Accor­ding to Kamal Sarkar’s Bharater Bhaskar O ...

The forgotten story of World War II: the Bengal famine in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. "Three million is great radio ...

U.N. officials on Monday asked for $6 billion for Sudan this year from donors to help ease what they called the world's worst ...

Once the preserve of the royal and the rich, portraiture became a tool for artists Chittaprosad and Somnath Hore to document Bengal famine victims as fellow humans deserving of respect and not ...

New Delhi: Thousands of anganwadi workers and helpers assembled in the national capital on Thursday to demand ...

He was inspired by the people he interacted with on a daily basis and was committed to social justice and public service. His Famine Sketches depict the devastating effects of the 1943 Bengal famine.

The resemblance might not be coincidental given Churchill's contentious history with India, especially during the Bengal famine of 1943. The post sparked humor and outrage, with users discussing ...