Question

Write report on Bengal famine

Answer 1

The Great Bengal Famine of 1943 was a large famine in Bengal, a state in British-ruled India,

✔✔Total deaths: Estimated 2.1 to 3 million in Bengal alone

Period: 1943–1944

Country: British India

▶The causes of Bengal famine are much more complex and intertwined than just supply shortage. In case of Bengal, the primary reason for the famine was shortages in Rice. .

▶.. 1943 was a relatively bad year in terms of rice harvest (down 5% year-on-year), but not enough to cause a famine.