Severe famine in India

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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India suffers a severe famine after poor monsoon rains the previous year. Even abundant summer monsoon rains in 1897 do not solve the problem, since they trigger an outbreak of malaria.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Severe famine in India". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19244, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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