The Partition of Bengal in 1905 by Lord Curzon, the Governor General of India made a great reaction among the people of India, particularly the Bengalis who opposed the measure by all possible means. It was the first major political action of the colonial government after the outbreak of the...
How did the East India Company gain control of India? How successful was the Partition of Bengal in 1905? How was Indian Territory laid out? What were the consequences of the first Partition of Bengal in 1905? How did Akbar unify India after the Mughals invaded?
The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75 years later, memories of Partition still haunt survivors.
Partition of Bengal, (1905), division of Bengal carried out by the British viceroy in India, Lord Curzon, despite strong Indian nationalist opposition. It began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a na
India - Partition, Bengal, 1905: The first partition of Bengal in 1905 brought that province to the brink of open rebellion. The British recognized that Bengal, with some 85 million people, was much too large for a single province and determined that it