Question

Why was Bengal partitioned in 1905?

Answer 1

Instructions: List the different reasons behind the partition of Bengal

Solution: On July 20 1905 Lord Curzon announced the division of Bengal into Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam. The reason given was that it was difficult to administer a province as big as Bengal by a single provincial government.But there were other concealed motives as well. Bengal was the centre of political awareness and the most politically active province so they wanted to stop the growing nationalism. Lord Curzon’s idea was to divide Bengal to promote communal differences between the Hindus and the Muslims and to weaken the political awakening in the people. At the same time he wanted to curtail Bengali influence by reducing them to a minority in Bengal.