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Famines in India

  • famines occurred in western Uttar Pradesh in 1860-61 and cost over 2 lakhs of lives. In 1865-66 a famine engulfed Orissa, Bengal, Bihar and Madras and took a toll of nearly 20 lakhs of lives, Orissa alone losing 10 lakh people.
  • the famine of 1868-70 in western Uttar Pradesh, Bombay and Punjab-more than 14 lakhs of persons died
  • 1876-78 - worst famine in Indian histoy till then occurred in Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, western Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab
  • With the innovation of modern technologies, agriculture is no more dependent solely on the seasonal rainfall. And even if due to reasons a country faces food shortages, the liberal globalized economy of today that will serve to its rescue.

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Historical and legendary evidence names some 90 famines in 2,500 years of history.There are 14 recorded famines in India between the 11th and 17th centuries. Famines in India resulted in more than 60 million deaths over the course of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The last major famine was the Bengal famine of 1943. A famine occurred in the state of Bihar in December 1966 on a much smaller scale. The drought of Maharashtra in 1970–1973 is often cited as an example in which successful famine prevention processes were employed.

 Droughts, combined with policy failures, have periodically led to major Indian famines, including the Bengal famine of 1770, the Chalisa famine, the Doji bara famine, the Great Famine of 1876–78, and theBengal famine of 1943.

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