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- Nominator(s): Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 01:29, 29 April 2017 (UTC)
It is no understatement to say that this famine is paradigmatic in the academic literature – it is hugely important in all academic discussions of the causes of famine. No one is really certain how many innocent Indian peasants died, but the most recent and authoritative estimate (2.1 million deaths) is more than double the total combined military and civilians WWII deaths of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US. No one agrees on what caused it – some blame a cyclone and floods, fungal infestation, the fall of Burma, or Winston Churchill personally. The article is large; it merits the size because it has been perhaps the most discussed famine of all time in relevant literature. Thank you for your time and trouble. Lingzhi ♦ (talk) 01:29, 29 April 2017 (UTC)