Swadeshi & Extremists · 16 October 1905
Partition of Bengal
Lord Curzon split Bengal, officially for administration but widely seen as an attempt to divide Hindus and Muslims and weaken Bengali nationalism.
Causes
- Curzon's aim to weaken Bengal as the centre of nationalism
- Divide-and-rule policy
Consequences
- Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
- Split between Moderates and Extremists at Surat (1907)
- Partition annulled in 1911
Significance
Moved nationalism from petitions to mass action.
People
Key terms
Sources
- Sumit Sarkar, Modern India 1885–1947 (Macmillan, 1983)
- Bipan Chandra et al., India's Struggle for Independence (Penguin, 1988)
- Sumit Sarkar, The Swadeshi Movement in Bengal (1973)