10-25-2006, 10:48 AM
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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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On hind sight there is a reason for the Bengal partition.<b>
Bengal Partition was to show to the Muslim League the British sincerity. The dialogue between the British and the Muslim league started from those years and the demand of the Muslim league was being negotiated.
Some of the demand of ML was recreation of the Mughal state which would include the RED FORT , Seat of power of Mughals such as Agra and Luckow. THis was a grand plan and British to show their sincerity to ML shifted the capital from Kolkotta to Delhi in 1911.
THe shifting of the capital took from 1911 to 1931 to complete which included creating the govt buildings, parliament and moving the govt papers to Delhi.
Only after 1931 that Allama Iqbal proposed the concept of Pakistan which started gaining support from muslims in large number. The Muslims were told that Delhi and Agra would also eventually become part of Pakistan. Hence Maududi form Delhi and Lucknow Muslim business people funded the Project Pakistan.
So Jinnah was waiting for Delhi and Agra to fall and merge with Pakistan eventually after 1947 to create the Mughalestan which is the original concept of the state.
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please provide evidence that lord curzon didnt divide bengal upon failing to quiten bengal. also that the capital was shifted to delhi to serve muslim interests and not british interests (the british were not at ease in calcutta anymore).
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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On hind sight there is a reason for the Bengal partition.<b>
Bengal Partition was to show to the Muslim League the British sincerity. The dialogue between the British and the Muslim league started from those years and the demand of the Muslim league was being negotiated.
Some of the demand of ML was recreation of the Mughal state which would include the RED FORT , Seat of power of Mughals such as Agra and Luckow. THis was a grand plan and British to show their sincerity to ML shifted the capital from Kolkotta to Delhi in 1911.
THe shifting of the capital took from 1911 to 1931 to complete which included creating the govt buildings, parliament and moving the govt papers to Delhi.
Only after 1931 that Allama Iqbal proposed the concept of Pakistan which started gaining support from muslims in large number. The Muslims were told that Delhi and Agra would also eventually become part of Pakistan. Hence Maududi form Delhi and Lucknow Muslim business people funded the Project Pakistan.
So Jinnah was waiting for Delhi and Agra to fall and merge with Pakistan eventually after 1947 to create the Mughalestan which is the original concept of the state.
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please provide evidence that lord curzon didnt divide bengal upon failing to quiten bengal. also that the capital was shifted to delhi to serve muslim interests and not british interests (the british were not at ease in calcutta anymore).