Examines the interconnected events including World War II, India's struggle for independence, and a period of acute scarcity that lead to mass starvation in col

The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. Representing both a major front

This ambitious and engaging new account of independent India's struggle to overcome famine and malnutrition in the twentieth century traces Indian nation-buildi

Three lives collide on an island off India: “An engrossing tale of caste and culture… introduces readers to a little-known world.”—Entertainment Weekly