Since the Bengal famine of 1943, there has been a declining number of famines which have had limited effects and have been of short durations. Sen attributes this trend of decline or disappearance of famines after independence to a democratic system of governance and a free press—not to increased food production
Do we, by any chance, have a timeline of major famines in India during non-British rule?
Why yes, we do.
I attribute it to increased food production.
A quick look at the wikipedia page says that only has explanatory power for less famine after ~1970 - not after 1943.