The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 7 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon
Reason given was that the existing province of Bengal was too big to be efficiently administered by a provincial government
The partition took place on 16 October 1905
Separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas
The two parts of Bengal were reunited on 12 December 1911 (Viceroy-Lord Hardinge)
Song composed by Rabindranath Tagore for anti Partition movement - Amar Sonar Bengal
Questions
1.The British Governor General who partitioned the province of Bengal in 1905 - Lord Curzon (Liaison Officer cum Assistant Personnel Officer- KELPALM 2018)
2.Name the British viceroy who announced the Partition of Bengal in 1905 - Lord Curzon (Treatment Organizer GR II 2018)
3.Who was the viceroy of India when the Bengal was partitioned in 1905 - Lord Curzon (Machinist-State Water Transport 2018)
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