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Question
State the reaction of the masses to the proclamation of the Partition of Bengal.
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Solution
The reaction of the masses to the proclamation of the Partition of Bengal was as follows:
- The leaders of the protest declared it a day of national mourning across Bengal.
- It was observed as a day of fasting.
- There was a strike in Kolkata.
- People walked barefoot and bathed in the Ganga early in the morning as a sign of protest.
- The streets of Kolkata echoed with cries of ‘Bande Mataram’, which became the anthem of the national movement.
- Rabindranath Tagore composed the patriotic song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ (My Golden Bengal) for the occasion, which was sung by large crowds marching in protest.
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