I think you did not even understand what you have just copied from wikipedia.. 1.why this rumors spread in war time..? 2. You already mentioned about price inflation..that time the prices of daily needs used to fixed by the britishers not indians.. 3. Who is govering then Mr virgese..why they led to a disastrous shift in the exchange entitlements in groups.. read the whole book Amartya Sen Poverty and Famines. An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation..and then comment rather than to be smart
