Historical Memory Journey
Boundary Commission Member
He served on the Bengal Boundary Commission during the final partition process.
Institutional demarcation of Bengal's border in 1947.
His role was part of the legal-administrative machinery that determined how Bengal would be split.
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1947
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.