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12 Million Tons: The Grain Britain Exported During Indian Famines

This documentary examines late-19th-century Indian famines through logistics, trade records, and export statistics—not through spectacle. Between the 1870s and early 1900s, British India remained deeply integrated into global grain markets. Railways operated. Ports functioned. Warehouses held food. Yet during years officially classified as famine, large volumes of grain continued to leave the subcontinent. This film focuses on what moved—and what did not. Using archival visuals, minimalist maps, and restrained statistical framing, the narrative explores how hunger persisted not solely because food was absent, but because access was governed by systems designed for profit and export stability. The numbers presented are drawn from historical estimates, trade records, and scholarly research. They are not used for shock, but for scale. Silence in this film is intentional. So is restraint. This is not a dramatization. It is an accounting.