1905 Partition of Bengal 1905 4 Bengal 1

1905 Partition of Bengal 1905. 4 Bengal. 1

• The Raj • Modern Bureaucracy • The Evolution of Nationalism • The Legacy of Partitions Partition of Bengal Paths in/Paths out 1905. 1. Intro. 2

Where is Bengal? 1905. 4 Bengal. 3

Bengal 1904 1905. 4 Bengal. 4

Curzon 1905. 4 Bengal. 5

Partition Lines 1905. 4 Bengal. 6

Swadeshi Protest 1905. 4 Bengal. 7

Rabindranath Tagore 1905. 4 Bengal. 8

My golden Bengal, I love thee. Forever thy skies, thy air set my heart in tune as if it were a flute, O mother! The aroma of the mango orchard in [March] drives me crazy, Ah, what a thrill! O mother! In [November] time sees sweet smiles all through mature fields of paddy. What beauty, what shades, what affection, what tenderness! What a quilt have thee spread at the feet of banyan trees and along the bank of every river, Oh mother mine, words from thy lips are like nectar to my ears. Ah, what a thrill! If sadness, O mother! casts a gloom on your face, my eyes are filled with tears! Spending my childhood in your playhouse Your dirt and soil smeared all over my body, I consider myself privileged. The wonderful lamp you light up at dusk, Ah, what a thrill! I quit play and sprint back to your lap at once, O mother! In the cattle grazing field, on the pier for crossing stream, Shaded village walkways, serene with calling birds, Open porch with heaped ripe paddy my life goes on. Ah, what a thrill! All your shepherds and farmers are my brothers. This time I offer my head beneath your feet, Bless me with your dust, I shall be obliged to flaunt overhead. I shall offer you meagerly whatever I have at home, Ah, what a thrill! Never bother to buy you, from others, a hanging rope disguised as a crown Amar Shonar Bangla 1905. 4 Bengal. 9

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay • I bow to thee, Mother, richly-watered, richly-fruited, cool with the winds of the south, dark with the crops of the harvests, The Mother! • Her nights rejoicing in the glory of the moonlight, her lands clothed beautifully with her trees in flowering bloom, sweet of laughter, sweet of speech, The Mother, giver of boons, giver of bliss! Vande Mataram 1905. 4 Bengal. 10

Seeing Like a State 1905. 4 Bengal. 11

• • Nationalism Anti-Colonialism Regionalism Communalism Isms 1905. 4 Bengal. 12

Delhi Durbar 1905. 4 Bengal. 13

Delhi Durbar 1905. 4 Bengal. 14

• Revocation of Partition of Bengal • Capital moved from Calcutta to Delhi • New University of Dhaka Dehli Durbar Deal: Imperial “Boon” 1905. 4 Bengal. 15

Curzon Hall, University of Dhaka 1905. 4 Bengal. 16

• India • Bengal • Raj Implications 1905. 4 Bengal. 17 • Bengalis • Hindus • Muslims

• Women’s Rights/Suffrage • You are there: • Assignments in [i. Learn] • Speak for 2 minutes as your historical character (in the 1 st person) • Locate your self (time, area, role) • Speak of your goals and experiences in changing the role and perceptions of women in your society Next Time 1905. 4 Bengal. 18