Three Million: 2. The cigarette tin

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A boy decides how much rice he can give from a cigarette tin to hungry people. A Christian missionary sets up a makeshift relief hospital. A small child watches through the gates of his house in Calcutta as emaciated women clutching children ask for food. As the food crisis deepens, shocking testimonies from the countryside show the extent of starvation. Hungry people begin moving from the countryside towards the cities. Everyday Bengalis - including children - are forced into life-or-death decisions. Presenter: Kavita Puri Series Producer: Ant Adeane Editor: Emma Rippon Sound Design and Mix: Eloise Whitmore Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele Original Music: Felix Taylor With thanks to Dr Janam Mukherjee, Professor Joya Chatterji and Dr Diya Gupta. Interviews with Damodar Ramchandra Gole and Alan McLeod courtesy of the University of Cambridge