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The Famine That Changed Everything: Bengal 1770
In 1770, the Great Bengal Famine killed an estimated ten million people, roughly a third of the population. This episode explores the human cost and the policy failures that turned a drought into a catastrophe. We follow the path from the East India Company's land revenue demands under Warren Hastings to the collapse of the monsoon and the ensuing famine. We also examine the little-known Sannyasi Rebellion, where bands of ascetics and peasants rose up against the Company's exploitation. The famine's aftermath reshaped Bengal's economy and sowed the seeds of later…
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