History - Old Indian Photos

Bengal famine of 1943 Part - 3

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A young Hindu girl serving food to the starving citizens suffering from the famine

An old 64 year old peasant and his granddaughter

ARP truck sweepers disposing corpses and carrying them to one of Calcutta's burning ghats

Children poking grain cars with wires, trying to pierce bags and pull grain down into bags

Transportation of food grain

Distribution of milk between children in a relief camp

A famine affected man changing his cloth

Mother feeding her baby

Famine affected people

Famine Affected family

Hindus burning their starved dead

People working in a field in famine affected Bengal

Relief officials at work

Relief officials at work

Relief trucks carrying famine affected people

Relief trucks carrying famine affected people

Relief trucks

Starving families sitting in the hot scortching sun

Starving Child

Starving People lining up for food

Starving People lining up for food

Starving People lining up for food in a relief camp

The skeleton of a starved man lying in a field after being eaten by vultures and jackals
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