Question

The purpose of dividing Bengal in 1905 according to india was

Answer 1

The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal(Bengali: বঙ্গভঙ্গ) was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905 and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. The Hindus of West Bengal who dominated Bengal's business and rural life complained that the division would make them a minority in a province that would incorporate the province of Bihar and Orissa.[1] Hindus were outraged at what they recognised as a "divide and rule" policy,[2] where the colonisers turned the native population against itself in order to rule, even though Curzon stressed it would produce administrative efficiency. The partition animated the Muslims to form their own national organization on communal lines. In order to appease Bengali sentiment, Bengalwas reunited by Lord Hardinge in 1911 , in response to the Swadeshi movement's riots in protest against the policy and the growing belief among Hindus that east Bengal would have its own courts and policies.

Answer 2

Partition of Bengal ( 1905 )

Bengal was partitioned in 1905 by Lord Curzon, based on the Risley Report of 1904 which stayed that ' Bengal United is a power : Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.' East Bengal was given to the Muslims and West Bengal to the Hindus. The reason given to the people was that the partition was necessary for administrative convenience. But the real reason was because Bengal was the centre of all Revolutionary activity.

The Partition of Bengal created widespread education among the people of Bengal. Hindus and Muslims came out into the street singing Vande Mataram. The movement soon spread to other parts of India. People decided to Boycott foreign goods and Institutions and use Indian goods. Thus the movement came to be called the Swadeshi Movement. The success of the movement led some National leads to advocate 'revolutionary terrorism' as a means to end British rule. Bengal was reunited in 1911.