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Inside Bengal Politics, 1936-1947: Unpublished Correspondence of Partition Leaders

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A correspondence-based source for understanding Bengal politics and the decision-making of partition leaders between 1936 and 1947.

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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.