SAQ : What was the role of students in the Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement?

Question

What was the role of students in the Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement?

Answer

The role of students in the Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement

1. The students played a significant role in the Anti-Partition of Bengal Movement from 1905 to 1911.
2. Hindu and Muslim students worked together in the movement.
3. Students, teachers, and intellectuals came together to protest against the partition of Bengal.
4. Revolutionary activities and secret organizations like Anushilon Aswini Kr Dutta Samity and Jugantar Dal emerged during this period.
5. Leaders of the students’ movement included Surendranath Banerjee, Ananda Chandra Roy, Aswini Kumar Dutta, Ambika Charan Majumdar, Umesh Chandra Gupta, Kishorimohan Choudhury, Anathbandhu Panja, and Bipin Chandra Pal.
6. Rabindranath Tagore called on students to join the mass boycott movement.
7. Students protested against the Carlyle Circular Act, which led to the expulsion of 150 students from Rangpur.
8. Satish Chandra Mukherjee founded the “Dawn Society” and “National School” to promote Swadeshi education.