The Age of Pandemics, 1817-1920: How They Shaped India and the World
Channel: Science Gallery Bengaluru
Date: 08/06/2021

Saturday, 05 June 2021

Chinmay Tumbe
Professor of Economics
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

Between 1817 and 1920, over 70 million people died in the cholera, plague and influenza pandemics. Over half of these deaths were in the Indian subcontinent alone. Despite the magnitude of lives lost to these devastating diseases, they have largely been forgotten in our collective memory. 

In this talk, based on his recent book, Chinmay Tumbe points out the significance of past pandemics and how they can be seen in the time of Covid-19.

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