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	Podcast:		Witness: Witness Archive 2015
	Episode:		1943 Bengal Famine
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:08:55
	Publish Date:		2015-04-01 02:00:00
	Description:		In 1943, during the Second World War, famine struck Bengal in British-run India following the Japanese occupation of neighbouring Burma. No one knows how many people died in the famine but estimates range from 3 to 5 million. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Professor Rafiqul Islam who lived through the famine, one of the worst catastrophes ever to occur under British rule. (Photo; Queue for food in Calcutta. Credit: Corbis)
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