India: The Influenza Epidemic Of 1918 And The Adivasis Of Western India

India: The Influenza Epidemic Of 1918 And The Adivasis Of Western India   David Hardiman, 2012   The influenza epidemic of 1918 was the single worst outbreak of this disease known in history. This article examines an area of western India that was affected very badly—that of a tract inhabited by impoverished indigenous peoples, who are known in India as adivasis. The reasons for this are discussed. Some oral accounts help to bring out the enduring memory of that terrible time. The...

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