Question

State two reasons given by Lord Curzon to justify the partition of Bengal.

Answer 1

Hint:
-Lord Curzon was born in 1859 and became the youngest Viceroy of India in 1899 at age of 39. The Bengal partition was announced in July 1905.
-He believed that the partition will weaken the unity of the Indians.
-He believed that the Partition will reduce the communal tension between the Hindus and Muslims.

Complete answer:
In July 1905, Curzon reported the partition of the unified Bengal Presidency. The Presidency contained the present-day conditions of West Bengal, Bihar, portions of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Assam, just as present Bangladesh.

The two reasons he gave to justify the partition of Bengal was:

-Firstly, the area of Bengal was too large and it was difficult for the British to administer efficiently, so Lord Curzon stated that the partition of Bengal was necessary for administrative efficiency.

-Secondly, to divide Bengalis into religious and territorial grounds to weaken the growing nationalism in Bengal.

Additional Information

During the time of the partition, East Bengal and Assam were reported with a populace of 3.1 crores, and a Muslim-Hindu proportion of 3:2. While the move was pointed toward making the organization of the huge locale simpler, Curzon's intention was to squash the inexorably stronger political voices of the educated class in the territory and to incite strict difficulty and resistance against them.

Note:
- Curzon was deeply racist and convinced of Britain’s “civilizing mission” in India. He was intolerant of Indian political aspirations.
-The partition was upheld by the Muslims of East Bengal and their help was persuaded by both their poor financial conditions in East Bengal, just as the accepted predominance of the Hindu finance managers in West Bengal over the administration of Bengal
-It was restricted by the informed working class of western Bengal. Bengali Hindus were at the cutting edge of political turmoil.
-Because of the political fights, the two pieces of Bengal were brought together in 1911
-In 1947, Bengal was separated for the subsequent time, exclusively on strict grounds, as a component of the Partition of India following the arrangement of India and Pakistan.