The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the … See more

The Bengal Presidency encompassed Bengal, Bihar, parts of present-day Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Assam. With a population of 78.5 million it was British India's largest province. For decades British officials ha… See more

The English-educated middle class of Bengal, the Bengali bhadraloks, saw this as a vivisection of their motherland as well as a tactic to diminish their authority. In the six-month period before the partition was to be effected … See more

The partition triggered radical nationalism and nationalists all over India supported the Bengali cause, and were shocked at the British disregard for public opinion and what they perceived as a "divide and rule" policy. The protest… See more

When first announced in 1903, Muslim organizations the Moslem chronicle and The Central National Muhamedan Association condemned the proposal. Muslim leaders Chowdhury Kazemuddin Ahmed Siddiky, Delwar Hos… See more

The authorities, not able to end the protests, assented to reversing the partition. King George V announced at Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911 that eastern Bengal would be assimilated into the Bengal Pre… See more

The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was essentially aimed at debilitating the Bengali nationalists, who were part of the Congress party. However, Curzon's plan did not work at the time as intended because it only further enc… See more