Historical Memory Journey
Lord Curzon
Viceroy of India
As Viceroy, Curzon drove the partition of Bengal and defended it as an administrative reform for governing an oversized province.
Context
British India, especially Bengal, in the early twentieth century.
Contribution
As Viceroy, Curzon drove the partition of Bengal and defended it as an administrative reform for governing an oversized province.
Impact
His partition plan triggered one of the most important political crises of late colonial Bengal and helped generate the Swadeshi movement.