Partition of Bengal (1905)
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Date
October 16, 1905
Type
National
Author
anupjishnu
Location
Kolkata,
West Bengal,
India
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Event Details
On October 16, 1905, the British Viceroy Lord Curzon partitioned the province of Bengal into two entities: 'Bengal' (West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar) and 'Eastern Bengal and Assam'.
Reaction: The move was seen as a 'divide and rule' tactic to weaken the nationalist movement. It triggered the massive Swadeshi Movement.
Legacy: Due to fierce protests, the partition was annulled in 1911, but it sowed the seeds of communal division.