Famine Scrolls Collection The Famine Scrolls Collection comprises 8 large scrolls and 6 smaller scrolls commissioned to illustrate selected episodes of early modern famine as part of the AHRC project "Famine and Dearth in India and Britain, 1550-1800", led by Professor Ayesha Mukherjee (PI), University of Exeter, and Professor Amlan Das Gupta (Co-I), Jadavpur University. They were created by traditional scroll painters from Naya Village in West Bengal. The artists were Dukhushyam Chitrakar, Rahim Chitrakar, Rahman Chitrakar, Rabbani Chitrakar, Ushiara Chitrakar, and Jahanara Chitrakar. The collection also includes a copy of "Famine Tales: A Graphic Anthology" (Jadavpur University Press, 2023), edited by Ayesha Mukherjee, Abhijit Gupta, Sujit Kumar Mandal, and Shrutakirti Dutta. The scrolls include: - Bidrohi Captain Pouch [Rebel Captain Pouch] - Chhiattor-er Monnontor [The Bengal Famine of 1769-70] (in 2 parts) - Kangal-er Gaan [Penniless Songs] (6 individual scrolls) - Mundy Shaheb-er Golpo [The Tale of Mundy Sahib] (in 2 parts) - Shekkhopir-deshe Durbhikkho [Famine in Shakespeare-land] - Phullara-r Bhoj [Phullara's Feast] (in 2 parts) 2020-2023