Partition Of a Bengal(1905)

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

• Bengal Was The Largest Province Of India(Tough To Govern)
• West Bengal(54 Mill.)(42 Hindus, 12 Muslims)
• East Bengal(31 Mill.)(12 Hindus, 18 Muslims)
• British Wanted To Partition It For “Efficiency”
• In 1903 Lord Curzon Made This Proposal
• It Was Put Into Effect In 1905

Question 2

Challenges In Governance

Answer 2

• Lack Of Administrative Efficiency
• Rise Of Crime Rates
• Issues Of Law & Order
• Lack Of Control & Unity
• Lack Of Communication
• Corruption

Question 3

Muslim View

Answer 3

• Delighted As;
  1) Their Position Improved Instantly
  2) They Had Their Own Muslim Majority Province
  3) They Were Finally Free From Hindu Influence

Question 4

Hindu View

Answer 4

• Frustrated;
  1) They Thought That The British Tried To Weaken Their Unity By Giving The Muslims Their Own Province(By Separating The Hindus There)

2) Since They Thought That They Had Dominated The Congress And Had Begun To Call For Reform
3) They Declared “16th October 1905” As A Day Of Mourning
4) There Were Protests And Strikes, Along With Assassination Attempts On The Future Viceroy Lord Minto
5) They Boycotted British Goods To Harm Them Economically
6) They Started The “Swadeshi Movement”, In Which They Burnt British Cloth On Bonfires

Question 5

British Retaliation

Answer 5

• Restriction & Bans Were Enforced On Newspapers And Public Meetings
• The Press Act In 1908 Gave Them Great Control Over The Paper
• Some Nationalists & Terrorists Were Arrested
• They Tries To Assassinate Lord Minto
• For e.g; Surendranath Banerjee, And Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• The Terrorists Threatened To Boycott The Coronation Of King George(5)
• They Soon Realised That All This Would Not Benefit Them In The Long Run, So Lord Minto Along With The Secretary Of State For India Worked On The Morley Minto Reforms
• It Was Ended By Lord Hardinge In 1911 At The Dheli Darbar
• The Relationship Between The Muslims And British Quickly Began To Dwindle