When was India First Partitioned? Not in 1947

The Quint 2019-10-18

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In 1905, then Viceroy of India Lord Curzon announced the decision to partition Bengal. His unspoken aim was to divide and rule. In a well-planned move, Bengal was partitioned along religious lines.
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