On this day, the first partition of Bengal was approved of by the Secretary of State of India in London. The decision to divide Bengal was not only an administrative one. The division would be along ...

Members of a political party speaking in many voices on a subject need not be a sign of inner-party democracy. It can point to confusion and indecision. Contradictory noises on multiple proposals ...

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On the 75th anniversary of the end of colonial rule, photos document the British Empire's lasting imprint on the part of India that is now Bangladesh. A man stands on a train as it waits at the ...

THE present volume is a valuable addition to this useful series, already represented by Mr. Thurstons account of Madras, and that of the Panjab by Sir J. Douie. Special difficulties prevented the ...

'Banglar Mati', Tagore's ode to Bengal, was composed in 1905 in support of the movement against the British colonial ruler's 1905 decision to partition Bengal.CM Mamata Banerjee had organised a ...