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Three Million: 6. Silk scarves

How the legacy of the Bengal Famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today.

80 years ago at least 3 million Indians, who were British subjects, died in the Bengal Famine. But today different generations in Britain are coming to terms with this difficult past.
Kavita meets the granddaughter of a senior colonial figure, who is only just learning about her grandfather's role in the famine. Initially she feels shame, but discoveries in her family archive change her perspective. What will she do with this new understanding of her family's history? A 97 year-old British man makes a surprising revelation about his role in the Bengal famine. And three generations on, British Bengalis mark the famine in Britain, in an unexpected way.

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27 minutes

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Sun 16 Jun 2024 18:32GMT

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  • Thu 13 Jun 2024 09:32GMT
  • Sun 16 Jun 2024 18:32GMT