How did the people of Bengal respond to the Partition of Bengal (1905)?

थोडक्यात उत्तर

The partition of Bengal that took place in 1905, resulted in widespread protests all across India. It started a new phase of the Indian national movement.
The partition instead of dividing the Bengali people along the religious line united the leaders of both the groups – extremist and moderate.
The people of Bengal adopted new techniques of protest. The boycott of British goods was one such method.
The day Bengal was officially partitioned was declared as a day of mourning. Thousand’s of people took bath in River Ganga and marched on the streets of Calcutta singing Vande Mataram.
The people of Bengal were outraged at what they saw as a ‘divide and rule’ policy of the British government.

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पाठ 1.07: Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism - Exercises [पृष्ठ ८७]

पाठ 1.07 Anti-Colonial Movements and the Birth of Nationalism
Exercises | Q VI 2. | पृष्ठ ८७

Explain the concept of constructive Swadeshi.

At which battle was the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-daulah defeated by the East India Company?

When was Robert Clive appointed the Governor of Bengal?

What do you know about Militant Nationalism?

One of the most significant contributions of the early Indian Nationalists was the formulation of an economic critique of colonialism.
The early Congress leaders stated that the religious exploitation in India was the primary reason for the growing poverty.
One of the goals of the moderate Congress leaders was to achieve Swaraj or self-rule.
The objective of Partition of Bengal was to curtail the Bengali influence and weaken the nationalist movement.

One of the common goals of the extremist leaders was to achieve ______.

In a divided Bengal Curzon made the Bengali speaking people to a ______.

The Swadeshi Movement started after the partition of Bengal.

Match the following:

Write a paragraph on the Partition of Bengal.