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Life During Calcutta (Kolkata) Communal Riot - August 1946 (Part 2)
British infantryman standing guard at Islamic bookshop in predominantly Hindu area after bloody rioting between Hindus and Muslims
British tank in the street after bloody rioting
Hindu children picking through the burned ruins of a rickshaw in the wake of the destruction caused by communal riots on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindu children picking through the burned ruins of rickshaws in the wake of the destruction caused by Musliml riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindu man picking through the burned ruins of furniture in front of Hindu store in the wake of the destruction caused by Muslim riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindus walking past destroyed furniture in front of pillaged cabinet makers store in the wake of the destruction caused by Muslim riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Men covering their faces to deal with stench from decaying corpses lying in street after bloody rioting
Men with masks over their nose & mouth to filter stench as they clean up corpses lying abandoned in alleyway after bloody rioting
Mohamed Ali, Bengal Minister of Health with worker surveying the Hindu mother & child who have taken refuge from the Muslim riots at the Lady Bradbourne College relief station furn by the Muslim League
Muslims congregating & praying at Tipu Sultan Mosque on Dharmotal St. while taking refuge during time of communal riots in the city
Muslims congregating & praying at Tipu Sultan Mosque on Dharmotal St. while taking refuge during time of communal riots in the city
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Life During Calcutta (Kolkata) Communal Riot - August 1946 (Part 1)
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the Great Calcutta Killing, was a day of widespread riot and manslaughter in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India.
Skirmishes between the communities continued for almost a week. Finally, on 21 August, the Muslim Laegue govt was dismissed and Bengal was put under Viceroy's rule. 5 battalions British troops, supported by 4 battalions Indians and Gurkhas, were deployed in the city. Lord Wavell alleged that more British troops ought to have been called in earlier, and there is no indication that more British troops were not available.The rioting reduced on 22 August. More on Wikipedia
Skirmishes between the communities continued for almost a week. Finally, on 21 August, the Muslim Laegue govt was dismissed and Bengal was put under Viceroy's rule. 5 battalions British troops, supported by 4 battalions Indians and Gurkhas, were deployed in the city. Lord Wavell alleged that more British troops ought to have been called in earlier, and there is no indication that more British troops were not available.The rioting reduced on 22 August. More on Wikipedia
Family waiting in railroad station trying to escape city after bloody rioting
Four Hindus w. their belongs in gunny sacks, waiting for train at Howrah railroad station as they hope to escape to the villages to avoid the Muslim riots which are destroying their business & homes
Hindu children waiting to be fed of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu woman w. her children eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu woman w. her children, eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu woman w. her children, eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu women & children eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu women & children eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu women & children eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Hindu women & children eating one of their 2 daily meals of rice as they take refuge from communal riots at relief station run by the Muslim League at Lady Bradbourne College
Man carrying another man as they wait in railroad station trying to escape city after bloody rioting
People waiting in railroad station trying to escape city after bloody rioting
People waiting in railroad station trying to escape city after bloody rioting
People waiting in railroad station trying to escape city after bloody rioting
People waiting in railroad station with their cows as they try to escape city after bloody rioting
Throng of Hindus crowding the ticket windows at Howrah railroad station as they hope to escape to the villages to avoid the Muslim riots which are destroying their business & homes
Women & children waiting for food in ration line after bloody rioting
Women in a rickshaw passing evacuees streaming across the Howrah Bridge on their way to the railway station in hopes of escaping the city after bloody rioting - Calcutta (Kolkata) August 1946
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Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
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Queen Elizabeth II during her tour of the Indian subcontinent in 1961
Crowd greeting Queen Elizabeth during her visit to India - March 1961
Gardens at presidential palace during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1961
Jawaharlal Nehru greeting Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip during their visti to India 1961
Jawaharlal Nehru hosting Queen Elizabeth II during state visit by British monarch 1961
Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandi and Indira Gandhi (L) at garden party for Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II & Philip attending rally in their honor during their visit to India
Queen Elizabeth II & Philip attending rally in their honor during their visit to India
Queen Elizabeth II at reception during state visit to India 1961
Queen Elizabeth II during her sate visit to India
Queen Elizabeth II during her tour of the Indian subcontinent - March 1961
Queen Elizabeth II presented with a turbaned doll, a Girl Guide gift to her son Prince Andrew, during state visit - New Delhi 1961
Queen Elizabeth II riding in carriage with Indian President Rajendra Prasad during her state visit 1961
Queen Elizabeth II smiling upon her arrival in India in, the first British monarch to visit since George V in 1911
Queen Elizabeth II with Pres. Rajendra Prasad during her state visit
Visiting British monarch Queen Elizabeth II planting tree at Gandhi memorial - February 1961
Queen Elizabeth II & Philip during their visit in India - 1961
Queen Elizabeth II riding on elephant, sitting beside maharaja in howdah, during state visit - Jaipur India 1961
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