The partition of bengal in 1947, part of the partition of india, divided the british indian province of bengal based on the radcliffe line between india and pakistan. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 available in paperback. Full text of joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism and partition, 1932 1947 2002, cambridge university press see other formats. Lord curzon was the viceroy of india from 1899 to 1905. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The partition separated the largely muslim eastern areas from the largely hindu western areas on 16 october 1905 after being announced on 19 july 1905 by the. Whereas previous studies of the end of british rule in india have concentrated on the negotiations of the transfer of power at the allindia level or have considered the emergence of separatist politics amongst indias muslim minorities, this study provides a reevaluation of the history of bengal focusing on the political and social processes that led to the demand for partition in bengal and. Hindu communalism and partition 2002 relates how a large and powerful section of hindu society in bengal insisted that their province by deciding to create a separate hindu homeland. Further, the british provided for separate electorates for muslims and hindus under government of india act, 1909. Download partition of bengal 1905 notes pdf from the link given below. Bengal divided by joya chatterji cambridge university press. Jun 06, 2002 whereas previous studies of the end of british rule in india have concentrated on the negotiations of the transfer of power at the allindia level or have considered the emergence of separatist politics amongst indias muslim minorities, this study provides a reevaluation of the history of bengal focusing on the political and social processes that led to the demand for partition in bengal and. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947, by joya chatterji. The growth of communalism in india history discussion.
The dicision to split bengal came in july and by october 16, 1905, bengal had been divided into piston bengal and assam with a population of 31 million and the rest of bengal with a population of the 4 million of who 18 million were bengalis, a. The partition of the bengal province came into effect during his viceroyalty on 16 th october 1905. Communalism in india is result of the emergence of modern politics, which has its roots in partition of bengal in 1905 and feature of separate electorate under government of india act, 1909. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge, 1995. Indian mirror and the hindu patriot, protested against the division of the bengali race. Joya chatterjee, in the book bengal divided, reevaluates the events of 194647 and in the process she successfully underlines those social and political processes that led to the demand for partition. Partition agitations and the role of the ulama ever since the constitution of assam as the chief commissioners province in 1874, the presidency ofbengal comprised ofbengal proper, bihar and orissa and chota nagpur. Uncovering the hidden history of cooperation, cooperative movements, and communalism in america. Fragile borders and new identities cambridge university press, 2016, which looks at the noakhali riots and mahatma gandhis efforts to placate communal tension the noakhali riots and the mahatma. Indian independence and the question of partition the.
Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge south asian studies 9780521523288. Nov 07, 2014 communalism in india is result of the emergence of modern politics, which has its roots in partition of bengal in 1905 and feature of separate electorate under government of india act, 1909. The moslem chronicle, the central national muhamedan association, chowdhury kazemuddin ahmad siddiky and dilawar hossain abmed condemned the proposed measure. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge south asian studies at. In reality, the partition of india in 1947 cut through the living body of whole communities, leading to untold death and misery.
The picture which emerges in one of a fragmented society moving away from the main structure of. Both the british indian provinces were divided as much through the actions of the muslim league as by those of congress and the british colonial power. Bengal politics and the communal award the emergence of the mofussil in bengal politics the reorientation of the bengal congress, 193745 the construction of bhadralok communal identity. Rise and growth of communalism in india history essay. Joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism and partition.
In its most startling revelation, the author shows how the demand for a separate homeland. Simultaneously, hindu communalism was also being born and hindu communal ideas were arising. Communalism plays a key role in analysing the true nature of the hindu muslim riots in bengal in 1906 and 1907, after an unsuccessful attempt was made by the british government to divide bengal in 1905 and also, in order to analyse the later political developments which resulted in the founding of muslim league in 1906 and. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Bengal divided will pull in several different ways. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at.
In india, the communalism has its roots in 1905 when partition of bengal on religious lines took place. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 by joya chatterji 2002 324 pages isbn. So, in 1903 a proposal was made to separate chittagong division and the districts of dhaka and. Hindu communalism and partition, 1932 1947 by joya chatterji online at alibris. The blame is put on british but both hindu and muslims also cannot be exonerated for their role in perpetuating violence. Bengal divided hindu communalism and partition, 19321947. But after the partition, a section of the indian elite of both sections are also blamed for the problem. Predominantly hindu west bengal became a state of india, and predominantly muslim east bengal now bangladesh became a province of pakistan on 20 june 1947, the bengal legislative assembly meet to decide the future of the. Pdf remembering partition violence, nationalism and. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge south asian studies book online at best prices in india on. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 2002, the central congress leaderships preoccupation with maintaining internal discipline against ideological dissent had already been fully manifest in its relationship with the bengal provincial congress since the late 1930salthough of course it had. Why was bengal of british india partitioned in 1905.
Barma was born as panchanan sarkar, originally came from a jotedar family of cooch behar. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge. Joya chatterji is lecturer in international history at the london school of economics and political science. Its subtitle was hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge university press, 1995.
Bengal 1890 to 1940 dipesh chakrabarty opposing a reductionist view of culture and consciousness, he examines the milieu of the jutemill workers and the way it influenced their capacity for class solidarity and revolutionary action from 1890 to 1940. Introduction in august 1947 the british quit their indian empire, dividing it into two. Muslim reaction to partition of bengal when the proposal for partition was first published in 1903 there was expression of muslim opposition to the scheme. This essay offers a counter narrative to the inevitability of the partition by focusing on bengali public discourse in the months leading up to the partition. Steps towards partition bengal at the time of lord curzon was the biggest and most populated province unable to be governed by a single person, or so the official record runs. A historian who has rewritten pre1947 history to correct the antimuslim bias has been joya chatterjee whose book bengal divided. Communalism in modern india is a 20 th century concept. Panchanan barma 18661935, also known as thakur panchanan and roy saheb, was a rajbanshi leader and reformer from cooch behar. The fragmentation of bengal and assam in 1947 was a crucial moment in indias sociopolitical history as a nation state.
Joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism and. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947, cambridge, 1994. Many hindu writers and political workers echoed the ideas and programme of muslim communalism and the muslim league. That is perfectly true and is one of the merits of the scheme. From the 1870s, a section of hindu zamindars, moneylenders and middleclass professionals began to arouse antimuslim sentiments. While the partition split the province between west bengal, in which the majority was hindu, and the east, where the majority was muslim, the 1905 partition left considerable minorities of hindus in east bengal and muslims in west bengal. Later, british government also appeased various communities through communal award in 1932, which faced strong resistance from gandhi ji and others. At a time of increasing communal polarisation, we present an excerpt from debjani senguptas the partition of bengal. So in 1905, the british decided to redraw bengal s boundaries and divided it into two parts. Partition was the final outcome of the british policy of divide and rule, muslim communal politics and hindu communalism. Most communal riots prior to 1947 were rooted in the policy of british colonial rulers. The history, as it is being researched and written in recent times, is conclusively establishing that india was divided in 1947 largely as the result of hindu communalism that was encouraged in the first instance by the british policy of divide and rule and eventually accepted wholeheartedly by the hindu, writes m serajul islam ihad been posted to the bangladesh high. Inspite of the separation of assam which had taken with it the bengali.
Hindu communalism and partition, 1932 1947 as want to read. Western bengal, with a population of 54 million, of which 42. This article talks about the partition of bengal, 1905 and the causes, effects and outcomes of the partition. In 1905, the first partition in bengal was implemented as an administrative preference, making governing the two provinces, west and east bengal, easier. The primary aim of this book is to unravel the intricate socioeconomic and political processes that led up to partition, as hindus and muslims competed ferociously for the new power and privileges to be. The distinguished scholar joya chatterji, lecturer in history of modern south asia at cambridge and fellow of trinity college, established in her widely acclaimed work bengal divided the communal divide that afflicted the province. The bengali hindu homeland movement refers to the movement of the bengali hindu people for the partition of bengal in 1947 to create a homeland aka west bengal for themselves within the indian union, in the wake of muslim leagues proposal and campaign to include the entire province of bengal within pakistan, which was to be a homeland for the muslims of british india. Advani at a function on july 6 at the central hall of parliamant in new delhi to pay tribute to syama prasad mookerjee. The hindumuslim divide and the 1947 partition of india. Hindu communalism 19321947 has shown through brilliant research that the hindus of bengal and not the muslims had played the communal card to divide bengal to wrest power from the muslim majority. In 1947, bengal was partitioned again, following horrific clashes between hindus and muslims.
Mar 22, 2020 anish sharma rated it really liked it. Hindu communalism and partition, 19321947 cambridge south asian studies, 51, cambridge university press, cambridge 1994, xviii303 pp. Today marks the 60th anniversary of indian independence from british rule. Even today for a close look at the problems of the socalled communal discrimin ation. Hindu mahasabha or rss representing hindu leaders, brahmins, money lenders. Full text of joya chatterji bengal divided hindu communalism. The historiography on the partition of bengal has tended to see it as a culmination of long term trends hindu and muslim communalism within the province.
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