Question

What was lord curzons argument in favour of the partition of bengal?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Lord curzon had given the argument that, taxation and management of such a big provision is tough.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Though the fact that the then Bengal with a humongous population of 78 million was difficult to be administered is true, it was not the real motive behind the Bengal Partition of 1905.
2. The City of Calcutta enjoyed the status of Capital for whole British India. Not only that Calcutta was the Capital but also was the nerve centre of Indian National Congress.
3. This did not go well with the British, who saw in Indian National Congress the determination to achieve Independence.
4. Lord Curzon was the then Viceroy of India.
5. And so, he decided to put an end to this problem by setting out 2 objectives namely,
6. “Dethrone and Weaken Calcutta” from its position as the centre from which the Congress Party was manipulated throughout Bengal, and indeed, the whole of India.  Weaken the Indian National Congress.
7. While the first objective was achieved by dividing Bengal and reducing the Bengali speaking population to a minority, the second objective was achieved by using the dirty “Divide and Rule” approach.  
8. However, the partition was cancelled later.

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