Assertion(A): Rakshabandhan was celebrated on the day of the Bengal Partition.

Reason(R): The celebration was meant to symbolise unity and solidarity among all communities in Bengal.

A is incorrect and R is correct

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Both A and R are correct

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Both A and R are incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is B Both A and R are correct
Rabindranath Tagore participated in the Anti-Partition Movement and other freedom struggles. On the day of the partition, he encouraged people to celebrate Rakshabandhan. The festival marks the unity of siblings, and its celebration was meant to signify that all Bengalis were brothers and sisters who would would protect each other. It was a way to protest the communal partition, and assert the importance of a united Bengal.

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