Bengal Partition

The Bengal Partition refers to the division of the Bengal region in British India in 1905. The British government separated Bengal into eastern and western parts to weaken the growing nationalist movement among the Bengali population, as it was a culturally and politically significant area. The eastern region, which had a Muslim majority, was separated from the Hindu-majority western region. This decision faced widespread protests and was reversed in 1911. The partition fueled communal tensions and later played a role in the larger context of Indian independence and the eventual division of India in 1947.