Question

One of Lord Curzon's administrative measures that resulted in a strong resentment from the masses was the Partition of Bengal in 1905. In this context, answer the following question.

How did the people react to the Partition of Bengal?

Answer 1

The people came to know about the British Government's move to divide the Bengal province. So they had started protesting against it. As many as $70,000$ petitions were submitted to the government for stopping the partition. A large number of protest meetings were held in different towns of Bengal. The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made on $7$ August $1905$. People on the day of partition ($16$ Oct $1905$) marched through the streets of Calcutta shouting slogans of "Bande Mataram". They tied rakhis on each other's hands to show their bonds of love and unity. People showed their anger by boycotting foreign goods. They observed fasts and pledged support to the Nationalists for forcing the Government to cancel the partition.