What we have forgotten about the pandemics that killed millions of Indians over 100 years ago
What we have forgotten about the pandemics that killed millions of Indians over 100 years ago Over half of the 70 million deaths from pandemics between 1817 and 1920 took place in India, points out Chinmay Tumbe in his new book. Adnan Abidi / Reuters Depending on one’s perspective, this blighted year has been the best or worst possible time to pick up a book (properly sanitised, of course) about the history of deadly global pandemics. Chinmay Tumbe makes a strong case for the former. In The Age of Pandemics, he documents a series of catastrophes which makes the past year look positiv...
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