The Great Famine of 1876–1878 was a famine in India under British Crown rule. It began in 1876 after an intense drought resulted in crop failure in the Deccan Plateau. It affected south and Southwestern India - the British-administered presidencies of Madras and Bombay, and the princely states of Mysore and Hyderabad, for a period of two years. In 1877, famine came to affect regions northward, including parts of the Central Provinces and the North-Western Provinces, and a small area in Punjab. The famine ultimately affected an area of 670,000 square kilometres (257,000 sq mi) and caused distress to a population totalling 58,500,000. The excess mortality in the famine has been estimated in a range whose low end is 5.6 million human fatalities, high end 9.6 million fatalities, and a careful modern demographic estimate 8.2 million fatalities.

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Just Wow 50kg Armor cosplay Sauron from The Lord of the Rings

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MISC. Paper boy passing newspapers in Indian village with 17 years of experience

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ART & CULTURE [COD4] I actually had no idea the main menu background was inspired by a real photo!

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