There have been a number of significant famines in the history of Bengal (now independent Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal) including:
- Bengal famine of 1770
- Bengal famine of 1943
- Bangladesh famine of 1974
- Bengal Famine (film), a movie by Bimal Roy
Famous quotes containing the words bengal and/or famine:
“In Bengal to move at all
Is seldom, if ever, done,
But mad dogs and Englishmen
Go out in the midday sun.”
—Noël Coward (1899–1973)
“He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no harm shall touch you. In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword. You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and shall not fear destruction when it comes. At destruction and famine you shall laugh, and shall not fear the wild animals of the earth. For you shall be in league with the stones of the field, and the wild animals shall be at peace with you.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Job 5:19-23.