Assistant Professor of History, Vivekananda Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Manikpara, Jhargram, Pin 721513, West Bengal, India
Online published on 13 February, 2018.
Starting from the end of 1950s up to the end of 1960s West Bengal faced a big instability-that was intolerable want of food. It became extreme in 1959, yet its impact was of long time on the urban and rural areas of Bengal. The Leftist women were very much there involving themselves in the activities related to food struggle.
Bengal, famine, food problem, Women's Self Defence Association
