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The movement to protest against the partition of Bengal is known as the Partition Movement. Partition of Bengal is a very important chapter in the history of Bengal. On July 6, 1905, the Kolkata Press first published the news of the bengali proposal. On October 16, 1905, the partition of Bengal was implemented by lord curzon, the barlat of the then British colonial government. The idea of dividing Bengal, however, did not start with Curzon. Bihar and Orissa have been included in Bengal since 1765. As a result, Bengal became too big as a government administrative area and its fair governance became difficult for the British government. This is where the partition of Bengal begins. But in 1911, the partition of Bengal was stopped due to the massive mass movement. The second partition of Bengal took place in 1947. As a result, East Bengal joined Pakistan and West Bengal joined India. It was East Bengal that later gained independence in 1971 through a bloody war from Pakistan.
Introduction
The initial province of Bengal had an area of 189,000 square miles and a population of 78.5 million. The eastern part of Bengal was almost isolated from the western region due to geographical and inadequate transportation. In 1836, the northern provinces were separated from Bengal and transferred to a lieutenant governor and in 1854, the Governor-General-in-Council was relieved of the administrative responsibility of Bengal and entrusted to a Lieutenant Governor. In 1874, Assam, including Sylhet, was separated from Bengal and the Chief Commissionership was formed and in 1898 the Lusai Hills was connected with it. In 1903, the proposals for the first partition of Bengal were considered. Chhotalat Andrew Feder drafted the new Bengali division. At that time there was also a proposal to separate Chittagong from Bengal and include Dhaka and Mymensingh districts in Assam province. Similarly there was a proposal to merge small Nagpur with Madhya Pradesh. The plan was officially released in January 1904, and in February Lord Curzon tried to verify public opinion about the division through an official visit to the eastern districts of Bengal. He interacted with leading people from different districts and spoke on the government's position on the division in Dhaka, Chittagong and Mymensingh.
The hill yamuna state, Chittagong, Dhaka and Rajshahi (except Darjeeling) divisions and Malda district will merge with Assam province to form this new province. As a result, Bengal will not only lose its large eastern part but will also have to leave five Hindi-speaking states to Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, it was proposed to give a small portion of sambalpur in the west and five Oriya-speaking states of Madhya Pradesh to Bengal. As a result, Bengal has an area of 141,580 square miles and a population of 54 million, of which 42 million are Hindus and 9 million Muslims.
The new province is named "East Bengal and Assam" with Dhaka as its capital and Chittagong as its headquarters. It will be 106,540 square miles in size and has a population of 31 million, of which 18 million are Muslim and 12 million are Hindus. Its administration will consist of a legislative council and a two-member revenue board and will continue to be the jurisdiction of the Calcutta High Court. The government directed that the western borders of East Bengal and Assam will be clearly specified as well as its geographical, ethnic, linguistic and social characteristics.
On February 17, 1904, Lord Curzon mentioned in a letter to the Temporary Secretary of India from East Bengal, 'The Bengalis consider themselves to be a great nation and want to put a Bengali babu on the throne of Lat Saheb. The proposal to break Bengal will stop them from successfully implementing this dream. If we succumb to their objections, we will never be able to divide Bengal in the future and you will strengthen a force on the eastern side of India that is now strong and will become a source of growing danger in the future.