1943 famine in the light of literature : Ashani sanket, Monnontar, Nabanno (সাহিত্যের আলোকে পঞ্চাশের মন্বন্তর : অশনি সংকেত, মন্বন্তর, নবান্ন)

Abstract

The British government's final gift to Indians during the colonial period was the 1943 famine which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Indians. These Famine destroyed the social, political, economic foundations of Indian civilization. Historians have given a detailed explanation about this famine in their books.

              Literature and history are deeply connected with each other. Several Literary works have been created about these Famine. Among these literary works, I have tried to highlight how the history of the famine of 1943 can be found only through Ashani Sanket, Manaantar, and Nabanna.