Bengal was one of the worst-affected areas during the colonial rule, enduring not only the scars of communal violence inflicted by Islamists but also suffering from the divide-and-rule strategy employed by the British. Subsequently, it was separated into two parts by a permanent boundary, with one section being transferred to Islamists under the guise of religion during the partition of the country in 1947.

While the nation was emancipated from the bonds of the British Empire, the colonisers left a violent legacy with this move. It stood as a stark manifestation of their brutality that dimmed the dawn of independence for India. The situation was dire in Bengal during partition. Millions of people were forced to migrate as partition ripped over the region like a jagged wound and wreaked un

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