Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee: The Rescuer of the Bengali Hindus from the United Bengal Movement

Abstract

United Bengal was a plan to convert the Bengal province into an undivided and Independent state during the Partition of India (1947). The Partition of Bengal was materialized in accordance with the Mountbatten Plan and Radcliffe Line. The division of Bengal occurred chiefly on religious ground. In this context, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee acted as one of the precursors to the struggle of the Bengali Hindus for the achievement of self-respect. The present article is an attempt to highlight the role played by Dr. Mookerjee and some other Bengali leaders in the United Bengal movement. This should also lead to an explication as to why Dr. Mookerjee raised his voice for the Partition of Bengal so as to secure the interest of the Bengali Hindus and also to save their lives from a possibility of communal slaughter.