Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC
বঙ্গভঙ্গ
/bangabhanga/Roman
English meaning: Partition of Bengal
Definition
The 1905 division of Bengal by Lord Curzon into East Bengal (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority), which sparked massive protests, Swadeshi movement, and boycott of British goods — a turning point in the Indian freedom struggle.
Example
“বঙ্গভঙ্গ ভারতের স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনকে নতুন গতি দিয়েছিল।”
In English: “The Partition of Bengal gave new momentum to India's independence movement.”
Literary Heritage
“হে বীর, জন্মভূমির তরে মৃত্যু কি মধুর।”
/He vir, janmabhumir tare mrityu ki madhur./
“O hero, how sweet is death for the motherland.”
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- বাংলা
- Bengali
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- Bengali
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- Indo-Aryan
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