The Great Bengal Famine of 1770, was a catastrophic famine that completely changed the scenario of rural Bengal.
The Famine which occurred during the governorship of Cartier, was an unprecedented calamity that striked Bengal. The Great Famine, which raged in great severity throughout 1770 affected most districts of Bengal. Ducarel, the supervisor of Purnea reported that 200.000 people perished in that district alone and the poverty its on high level.
He reported “the famine continued for about twelve months in a severity hardly to be paralleled in the history of any age of the country’’.

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Chapters:

00:00 - 00:37: Introduction and Historical Context
00:37 - 01:12: Severity and Affected Regions
01:12 - 01:48: Economic Drain and British Policies
01:48 - 02:21: Failure of British Policies
02:21 - 02:56: Company's Land Tax and Grain Monopoly
02:56 - 03:27: Agricultural Patterns and Harvests
03:27 - 04:00: Weather and Crop Failures
04:00 - 04:37: Primary Sources and Historical Records
04:37 - 05:11: Government Revenues and Rain Patterns
05:11 - 05:46: Tax Remissions and Crop Promises
05:46 - 06:20: Human Suffering and Disease Outbreak
06:20 - 06:53: Late Relief and Depopulation
06:53 - 07:25: Initial Alarms and Weather Reports
07:25 - 07:59: Rising Grain Prices and Drought
07:59 - 08:35: Prolonged Drought and Distress
08:35 - 09:09: Climax and Recovery
09:09 - 09:43: Criticism of Company's Conduct
09:43 - 10:16: European Perception of the Famine
10:16 - 10:48: Estimates of Population Loss
10:48 - 11:24: Historical Estimates and Consequences
11:24 - End: Conclusion

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