Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:13am on 23 Nov 2025,Sunday International
The first-ever memorial for the Bengal Famine of 1943 was held at the Manchester Museum in the UK. The event was organised by the University of Manchester’s History Department with support from the Imperial War Museum North. Nearly 100 people attended. Speakers recalled how the famine killed about three million people, yet has no official memorial in India or South Asia. Historian Partha Mitter shared childhood memories of starving families in Kolkata. Journalist Kavita Puri asked why such a major tragedy has never been formally remembered. The memorial aimed to honour victims and highlight this long-ignored chapter of history. (PC: X)
