This famous quote articulating the 'divide and rule' motivation behind the Partition of Bengal was made by Herbert Hope Risley, the Home Secretary to the Government of India under Lord Curzon, in a 1904 despatch justifying the partition plan.
Which colonial administrator made the following declaration about the partition of Bengal in 1904 ? "Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in different ways. That is perfectly true and one of the merits of the scheme"
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2017 · Topic: Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement (Underlying political motives: "Divide and Rule" strategy)
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