write briefly about what were the intention of the partition of Bengal.
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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. Bengal was reunited by Lord Hardinge in 1911 in an effort to appease Bengali sentiment. It was reunited for the following reasons: 1. Swadeshi movement riots protested against it. 2. Hindus thought the east Bengal would have their own courts and policies.
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Partition of Bengal took place in 16 October 1905. Largely Hindu Western areas were separated from largely Muslim Eastern areas. After partition Western areas comprised of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Where as Eastern areas comprised of East Bengal and Assam. It should be noted that Assam was not a part of Bengal previously but was included in the Eastern area after the partition. The partition of Bengal was seen as the British tactic of ‘Divide and rule policy’. The reason for such a partition was stated as to run the administration smoothly but in reality an attempt was made by the British to dilute the demand for independence. Later Bengal was united once again in 1911. This time Bihar, Orissa and Assam were made separate provinces and Bengal province comprised of East and West Bengal. It also should be noted that two Bengali districts of Sylhet and Cachar were incorporated within the Assam Province. Most of Sylhet district joined East Pakistan in 1947 barring Karimganj subdivision which is now a district within Assam’s Barak Valley. Assam’s Barak Valley is ancestral homeland of Bengalis which neither joined East Pakistan nor West Bengal but rather remained within Assam after the partition of India in 1947. East Bengal on the other hand became East Pakistan in 1947. It should be noted that the East Pakistan was created in 1947 comprising of East Bengal, most of Assam’s Sylhet district, a portion of West Bengal and the Bengali Muslim majority areas of the Kingdom of Tripura. Bengali Hindu majority areas along with Tribal majority areas of the Kingdom of Tripura later joined India and is located in the Northeast along with Assam.