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Coding famine: famine relief and the British Raj in Rudyard Kipling's "William the Conqueror".(Critical essay)

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From: CLIO
Date: 20070622
Author:Bhattacharya, Sumangala

When you have to keep connection unbroken between a restless mother of kids and a baby who is at the point of death, you suffer in all your system. (1)

Certainly the Code must have saved many lives in the great droughts which occurred in the last quarter of the 19th century. The British were firmly in control and Pax Britannica reigned from Kashmir to Cape Cormarin. Strong, disciplined subordinate services, manned by Indians, were available to carry out the orders of the authorities. The people trusted the government to save them from starvation. (2)

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