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Old 01-04-2015, 01:03 AM   #5
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Default Great Indian Famine



Famines are no longer a thing of the present, but in the past famines were so severe that due to non-availability of food, people were forced to eat even tree barks. Indian agriculture is heavily dependent on southwest monsoon. In pre-Independence India without adequate goods transportation, failure in monsoon was a major reason behind a lot of famines and droughts. There were two most notable famines in the 19th century, in 1870s and 1890s. The estimated death toll from the great famine of 1876 to 1878 is estimated to be anywhere between 50 lakhs to 80 lakhs. In the famine of 1890s, estimated 4 crore people were affected. It struck in the large portion of Norther India owing to failure of crops due to severe drought. Between the period of 1875 to 1900 there were a total of 18 famines with an estimated death of 2.6 crore Indians.
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