Ecology, Gender and Social Crises
North Bengal in 1896–1897 Famine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13118554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tirthankar Ghosh (0000-0002-8953-5903, Kazi Nazrul University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-93 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Voice of Dalit (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2455-328X • E-ISSN: 2456-0502 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2455328x211038984 |
| OpenAlex | W3195391912 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The present article deals with the ecology and social aspects of famine of 1896–1897 in north Bengal. Ecological issues were no less important to convert the drought or scarcities into famines, even though the human agencies played a crucial role towards the intensification of the famines in colonial India. Famines had provided a major blow to the social ecology of dependency and survival, which were critically manifested through the transformation of existing social norms and cultural values, especially for the women. The responses of women towards the emerging social crises and to the government relief operations were mixed with hesitancy and desperateness, which was further influenced by changing norms of feminine ‘modesty’ and ‘values’. Thus the gendering of famine is deeply rooted in the cultural response of women to the natural disasters, and north Bengal remained as a principal site of gendered response where the women attitude towards the 1896–1897 famine can be best understood
BENGAL · Biology · Colonialism · Cultural ecology · Development economics · Economics · Famine · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Sociology · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Ecology
Peasant Labour and Colonial Capital
Poverty and Famines
Gender, environment, and poverty interlinks
Natural Disasters and Indian History
The causation of famine
Dearth, Famine, and Risk
Famine Administration in a Bengal District in 1896-7
Peasants, Famine and the State in Colonial Western India
Gender, Forests and Famine in 19th-Century Chotanagpur, India
Fill Full the Mouth of Famine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |