Three Million

The Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War II.

The Bengal famine of 1943 in British India: the forgotten story of World War 2

The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions.

Famine grips Bengal but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine.

The discovery of cassette tapes throw new light on colonial responsibility.

Three million people died - but why are they not better remembered?

How the legacy of the Bengal famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today.

Kavita meets some of the last survivors of the 1943 Bengal famine.