This haunting image was taken during the Madras Famine of 1877, under British rule in India.
It shows a man — too weak to stand, yet still standing — guarding his starving family from those driven to cannibalism by desperation.
Between 1876 and 1878, drought and colonial mismanagement led to one of the deadliest famines in history.
Over 5 million lives were lost — not only to hunger, but to the cruelty of policies that prioritized exports over survival.
Behind those hollow eyes is more than suffering — it’s resistance.
A father’s final act of love in a world that forgot mercy.
Because famine isn’t just the absence of food —
it’s the failure of humanity.

Source: Life Facts