Curzon ‘s partition of Bengal was in two parts: Eastern Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million, and the rest of Bengal, with a population of 54 million, of whom 18 million were ...

it laid down the footprint of a longer partition that changed the history of the subcontinent. PREMIUM Lord Curzon was quick to pick up the idea of splitting Bengal, debating whether he should ...

Bengal, which had become a bastion for the British since the 18th century, was now poised to turn against them. In 1905, Viceroy Curzon's decision to partition Bengal stemmed from a ...

Partition of Bengal gave rise to a huge body of work — in text and audio-visual — both in West Bengal in India and in East Pakistan, later Bangladesh. Here is a list of recommended books, fiction and ...