Examines the interconnected events including World War II, India's struggle for independence, and a period of acute scarcity that lead to mass starvation in col
The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. Representing both a major front
The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. While for the British the priori
This ambitious and engaging new account of independent India's struggle to overcome famine and malnutrition in the twentieth century traces Indian nation-buildi
The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. Representing both a major front