tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post408745958194650078..comments2024-01-26T21:38:25.924-08:00Comments on Duane's PoeTree: Aparna Sanyal writesDuanesPoeTreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-22026978811601682522017-08-26T04:06:11.874-07:002017-08-26T04:06:11.874-07:00Thank you so much, Mr. Vorhees! Thank you so much, Mr. Vorhees! Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216803620329281251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407624264627208128.post-9680734390348339672017-08-25T11:18:14.772-07:002017-08-25T11:18:14.772-07:00A cyclone depleted Bengal's cash crop in 1942....A cyclone depleted Bengal's cash crop in 1942. The following year the British government diverted 60% of what was left to the military, leading to widespread starvation. During the course of a year, an estimated 3-4 million Bengalis died of starvation. According to Madhusree Mukherjee, “Parents dumped their starving children into rivers and wells. Many took their lives by throwing themselves in front of trains. Starving people begged for the starchy water in which rice had been boiled. Children ate leaves and vines, yam stems and grass. People were too weak even to cremate their loved ones.”DuanesPoeTreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17053093400086634552noreply@blogger.com