In 1903, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced that the vast Bengal province was going to be partitioned. The British ...

With an estimated population of 80 million at the time, Bengal was the most precious jewel in the British crown. It was the ...

In 1905 Lord Curzon, the British monarch’s representative in India, the Viceroy, was fearful of the influence of the INC, especially in Bengal, so he split the province into different states.

Netaji was arrested by the British police while on his way to address a meeting of the Bengal jute mill workers. During his detention, Bose was offered tea, which he declined because it was given ...

He wanted the division of states and provinces after the British departed. The Hindu Mahasabha wanted a new West Bengal province with a Hindu majority. Only a few Congress leaders, such as Sarat ...