Life During Calcutta (Kolkata) Communal Riot - August 1946 (Part 2)...
British infantryman standing guard at Islamic bookshop in predominantly Hindu area after bloody rioting between Hindus and Muslims
British tank in the street after bloody rioting
Hindu children picking through the burned ruins of a rickshaw in the wake of the destruction caused by communal riots on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindu children picking through the burned ruins of rickshaws in the wake of the destruction caused by Musliml riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindu man picking through the burned ruins of furniture in front of Hindu store in the wake of the destruction caused by Muslim riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Hindus walking past destroyed furniture in front of pillaged cabinet makers store in the wake of the destruction caused by Muslim riots in this predominately Muslim area, on Wellesly St. in the city
Men covering their faces to deal with stench from decaying corpses lying in street after bloody rioting
Men with masks over their nose & mouth to filter stench as they clean up corpses lying abandoned in alleyway after bloody rioting
Mohamed Ali, Bengal Minister of Health with worker surveying the Hindu mother & child who have taken refuge from the Muslim riots at the Lady Bradbourne College relief station furn by the Muslim League
Muslims congregating & praying at Tipu Sultan Mosque on Dharmotal St. while taking refuge during time of communal riots in the city
Muslims congregating & praying at Tipu Sultan Mosque on Dharmotal St. while taking refuge during time of communal riots in the city
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