NATURAL DISASTERS AND INDIAN HISTORY : OXFORD INDIA SHORT INTRODUCTIO0NS BY TIRTHANKAR ROY (PAPERBACK)

This short introduction is a fascinating study of the social and economic history of natural disasters in India. Analyzing some of the greatest natural disasters from 1770 to 1935, the author argues that our understanding of such events depends on the timescale we adopt. In the short-run view, natural disasters destroy lives, property and the rules of society.