He was at the helm of Bengal during the Bengal Famine of 1770. He was criticised for ignoring signs of the famine, which is said to have killed millions of people. Cartier was called back to England.

In Bengal, racked with post-famine epidemics ... are links between the Indian people and the British Central Government at New Delhi. The eleven major Provinces, through the 1935 Government ...

In notable theatre director Abhilash Pillai’s classes in Delhi’s National School of Drama and Thissur’s School of Drama and ...

Peter Frankopan highlighted how natural forces, like monsoons and mountain formations, have influenced trade, agriculture, and settlement patterns at The Hindu Lit for Life 2025 ...

This controversy, long outlasting the famine itself, mirrors the photograph’s enduring presence. “It’s interesting why people insist ... s upcoming book, Bengal Photography’s Reality ...

When we talk about royal families and kings ... Interestingly, this palace, which was originally built to help people during a famine, has now become a world-famous venue for luxury weddings ...

The Bengal Famine of 1943–44, a man-made catastrophe that in total caused the deaths of perhaps five million people, was described by the incoming British Viceroy Archibald Wavell as threatening ...

Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged villagers dwelling in areas near the India-Bangladesh border to maintain peace and avoid confrontation with people residing on the other ... international border that ...

The user mentioned that the hate against Delhi people is real in the IT capital ... Recently, I overheard a girl talking to her friend on the phone, saying, "Yaar, kya karun, yaar?

This controversy, long outlasting the famine itself, mirrors the photograph’s enduring presence. “It’s interesting why people insist on dating the ... of Naeem Mohaiemen’s upcoming book, Bengal ...