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Historical Memory Journey

British Government document collection

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The Transfer of Power, 1942-7

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Primary and archive-quality documents for British withdrawal, the Mountbatten Plan, Cabinet Mission, and the partition decision.

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1947

Partition and Eastern Bengal

In 1947, British India was divided into India and Pakistan, and Bengal itself was split into West Bengal and East Bengal. This chapter traces how rushed borders, communal politics, and mass displacement reshaped the region and set the stage for later struggles over language, autonomy, and identity.