The Bengal famine was no natural disaster but 'the direct product of colonial and wartime ideologies and… — Tariq Ali
The Bengal famine was no natural disaster but 'the direct product of colonial and wartime ideologies and calculations that knowingly exposed the poor of Bengal to annihilation through deprivation'; 'a grievous crime was committed in broad daylight', one that is still unacknowledged.
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