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===Doji Bara Famine of 1791 to 1792===
 
===Doji Bara Famine of 1791 to 1792===
 
The Famine caused widespread mortality in the areas of Hyderabad, the Maratha Kingdom, Deccan, Gujarat, and Marwar(Rajasthan). The British policy of diverting food supplies to Europe, and pricing out the leftover grain out of reach of Indians as well as adopting agricultural policies that destroyed food production was responsible for the Famine. The British had surplus grains which was not distributed to the people who grew it. Due to this, from 1789-1792, 11 million people died of starvation and accompanying epidemics that followed.  
 
The Famine caused widespread mortality in the areas of Hyderabad, the Maratha Kingdom, Deccan, Gujarat, and Marwar(Rajasthan). The British policy of diverting food supplies to Europe, and pricing out the leftover grain out of reach of Indians as well as adopting agricultural policies that destroyed food production was responsible for the Famine. The British had surplus grains which was not distributed to the people who grew it. Due to this, from 1789-1792, 11 million people died of starvation and accompanying epidemics that followed.  
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==Upper Doab Famine of 1860-1861==
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===Upper Doab Famine of 1860-1861===
 
The Upper Doab Famine occurred in the Ganga- Yamuna Doab area which encompassed parts of Rohilkhand, Ayodhya, Dehli, Hissar, Punjab and Rajasthan. According to the "official" British reports of the Famine, 2 million were killed.  
 
The Upper Doab Famine occurred in the Ganga- Yamuna Doab area which encompassed parts of Rohilkhand, Ayodhya, Dehli, Hissar, Punjab and Rajasthan. According to the "official" British reports of the Famine, 2 million were killed.  
 
===Orissa Famine of 1866===
 
===Orissa Famine of 1866===
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