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1918 flu pandemic killed 12 million Indians, and British overlords' indifference strengthened the anti-colonial movement

  • Written by Maura Chhun, Community Faculty, Metropolitan State University
Cremation on the banks of the Ganges river, India.Keystone-France via Getty Images

In India, during the 1918 influenza pandemic, a staggering 12 to 13 million people died, the vast majority between the months of September and December. According to an eyewitness, “There was none to remove the dead bodies and the jackals made a feast.”

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