This Day in History: The Partition of Bengal in 1905

This day in History: The partition of Bengal was carried out by Lord Curzon on October 16, 1905.

(This post has been re-shared on the event of the anniversary of the Partition of Bengal in 1905. It was originally published on 16 October 2015.)

The Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, in July 1905, and carried out on 16 October 1905.

The partition was ordered despite strong national opposition. It began the transformation of Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group to a nation-wide mass movement.