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 ...
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Curzon’s cuts
Think of Lord Curzon, and the first thing that flashes in your mind is the 1905 Bengal Partition. Bengal burnt, and King George V had to personally come to India in 1911 to annul the Partition and ...
it laid down the footprint of a longer partition that changed the history of the subcontinent. The idea of partitioning Bengal was neither new nor Lord Curzon’s idea (Viceroy of India from 1899 ...