Key points Descendants of famine bear an intergenerational transmission of trauma symptoms, passed on by survivors. Collective trauma imprints of the Bengal famine come along with silencing, core ...

Kolkata, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja said the state government will emphasise building awareness among girls and boys about the harmful effects of child marriage.

William Collins has acquired Three Million, a "groundbreaking" investigation of the 1943 Bengal famine by Kavita Puri—this year’s chair of the Women’s Prize for non-fiction.

BECAUSE of its large population, its feudal landholding system and the ravages of British imperialism, India had been subject to regular food shortages and famines over many years. However, the Bengal ...

Puri confronts the painful legacy of the Bengal Famine nearly eight decades after it happened, reigniting a dialogue on this often under-analysed chapter of our history.

For centuries, colonial powers have used starvation as a tool to control Indigenous populations and take over their land and wealth. A look back at two historic examples on two different continents.

Gaza faces hunger crisis as Israel's blockade leads to malnutrition, sparking debate on the legality of starvation as a war tactic.

A famine had spread across Bengal due to a series of decisions by the colonial government which included seizing all surplus food and transport on the border with Burma (now Myanmar), so that ...

Kavita Puri’s documentary on Bengal famine uncovers ‘remarkable first-hand testimonies’ A 97-year-old Englishwoman, Pamela Dowley-Wise, had perfect recall. She was 17 when the Bengal famine struck.

Three million died in the 1943 Bengal famine - one man is collecting the remaining survivors' tales.