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explain the following statement with reason
1) In the struggle for independence a sense of identity was awakened among the Indians
2)two groups were formed in the Indian National Congress
3) lord Curzon decided to partition bengal

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Answered by sumanasaha057
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Explanation:

Answer 1: During the struggle for independence, a sense of identity was awakened among the Indians because of the following reasons. Due to the spread of western education new ideas such as justice, liberty, equality, democracy were introduced to the Indians.

The first Partition of Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গভঙ্গ) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj in 1905. The partition separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas on 16 October 1905 after being announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India.

Map showing the partition of Bengal into the province of Bengal and the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905

Map showing the modern day nation of Bangladesh and Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Nagaland and Manipur within the Province before division into Bihar and Orissa and Eastern Bengal and Assam

The Hindus of West Bengal, who dominated Bengal's business & rural life, complained the division would make them a minority in a province that would incorporate the province of Bihar and Orissa. Hindus were outraged at what they saw as a "divide and rule" policy[1][2] (gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces), even though Curzon stressed it would produce administrative efficiency. The ultimate motive remains questionable, as in two letters dated 7 February and 6 December 1904, Herbert Risley, Lord Curzon's Home Secretary, wrote, "

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