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Because the Indian were in a lot of trouble wiwwth the British!
In India, worlds worst recorded food disaster is known as Bengal Famine. It occurred on 1943 and an estimated 4million people died of hunger that year in eastern India (which include toady's Bangladesh)
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Who is responsible for Bengal Famine?
The government of East India Company was responsible for the famine in Bengal.
What country ruled India during the food disaster known as the Bengal famine?
There has been more than one 'Bengal famine', though the term is often used for the 1943 famine. During the Great Bengal famine of 1770, the area was controlled by the British East India Company. The area of 'Bengal' at the time included the modern day Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, as well as modern day Bangladesh. During the Bengal famine of 1943, the area was a province of British India, ruled by Britain.
Did India have a food security in the initial years of independence?
Yes , Soon after the great FAMINE OF BENGAL in 1960s.
Why was 1943 a bad year for Bangladesh?
A serious famine caused the deaths of up to two million residents of Bangladesh (Bengal) in 1943. A drop in production of rice was exacerbated by the transportation problems of World War II, and by the Japanese occupation of Burma, a neighboring country which might have otherwise provided food supplies to Bangladesh. At the time, Bangladesh was a British protectorate as part of India and Bengal. Under British colonial rule, a previous serious famine had occurred in 1770.
What is extreme scarcity of food called?
A famine. (or perhaps a biblical famine).
How do you use famine in a question?
Here are some sentences.Is there a famine in that country?What are the affects of a famine?
Which event made one million Irish people leave Ireland in the mid-1800?
The Irish Potato Famine
Food shortiges brought by droughts in Mesopotamia?
Because there was not enough land to grow and raise crops
What is a e word to describe famine?
An 'e' word to describe famine is: Endless. EX: The endless famine was horrible.
When was The Famine created?
The Famine was created in 2007.
What are nicknames for the potato famine?
The Great Famine
What is a extreme scarcity of food?
Famine
