C. R. Das

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Nationalist Leader

C. R. Das is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Context

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Anti-colonial mass politics and Bengal constitutional debates in the early 20th century.

Contribution

C. R. Das is included as a key historical actor for understanding this chapter's political and social context.

Impact

Their role helps explain how power, institutions, or ideas shifted during this period.

Appears In Events

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Timeline View

1905

Partition of Bengal

In 1905, the British colonial government partitioned Bengal and created the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam with Dacca as its capital. Officials defended the move as an administrative reform, but many opponents in Bengal saw it as a divide-and-rule measure that weakened Bengali political influence. The decision triggered boycott campaigns, Swadeshi activism, and a lasting reconfiguration of political alignments across the region.

1923

Bengal Pact

The Bengal Pact sought a negotiated framework for communal representation and political cooperation, reflecting both possibility and limits of inter-communal power-sharing in colonial Bengal.