10-25-2006, 10:04 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+Oct 24 2006, 11:46 PM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ Oct 24 2006, 11:46 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> the basis for partition was that the states of British India that were Muslim majority would go to Pakistan,
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u r talking about the partition in 1947.
when bengal was partitioned, indian independence was not on the horizon and the partition was done by lord Curzon with the express intention of weakenning bengal. when that ploy failed, they reluctantly shifted their capital to delhi.
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u r talking about the partition in 1947.
when bengal was partitioned, indian independence was not on the horizon and the partition was done by lord Curzon with the express intention of weakenning bengal. when that ploy failed, they reluctantly shifted their capital to delhi.