The independence of India consisted in revolutions that began in 1857 and that came to an end under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi between 1942 and 1947, as well as with the invasion of British India by the Indian National Army commanded by Subbash Chandra Bose during the Second World War. Independence was finally achieved on August 18, 1947.
Within the Indian independence movement can be seen the beginning in 1905, when Lord Curzon, Viceroy and Governor General of India (1899-1905) ordered the partition of the province of Bengal to improve efficiency in the administration of that large and populated region , where the Hindu intellectuals already exerted an important influence on the politics of this place. The partition created two provinces; East Bengal and Assam with the capital in Dhaka and West Bengal with its capital in Calcutta, which was also the seat of the British government in India. The rapidity or lack of planning with which this separation took place aroused the anger of the Bengalis. Not only had the British not consulted the Indians on this subject, but this action was also seen as a "divide and conquer" movement. Demonstrations and denunciations began in the press. For its part, the Congress Party advocated the boycott of British products.
