1905 CE–1911 CE
Partition of Bengal sparks the Swadeshi movement
British Empire · Resistance & colonized agency · Decolonization & independence
Viceroy Curzon partitioned Bengal in the name of administrative efficiency, but critics saw a strategy to divide anti-colonial politics. Boycotts, local production, national schools, songs, and protest widened mobilization; partition was annulled in 1911, though new political divisions endured
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