The Partition of Bengal 1905


 
 
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The Partition of Bengal 1905

The Partition of Bengal (1905)-The reason given for the decision was that Bengal with a population of 78 million had become too big to be administered which was true to some extent, but the real motives behind the partition plan were the British desire to weaken Bengal, the nerve centre of Indian nationalism and divide the Muslims and Hindus

Lord Curzon became the governor-general of India in 1898. He did his best to suppress the movement of extremist nationalism. In 1905, he partitioned Bengal. Bengal was the stronghold of the congress. It was said that this move was undertaken for administrative convenience, because of the largest population of Bengal it Becomes Harder to handle this Huge Population, But  His Main aim was to separate East Bengal with Muslim majority from the rest of Bengal to weaken the Congress.

Contrary, what the British had imagined, the partition gave a boost to the freedom struggle. The leader in the congress and the nationalist leaders of Bengal firmly opposed the partition. There were massive revolts in Bengal on the day of partition.

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